The ruling on verbalizing the intention for entering the state of ihram
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Q: Praise be to Allah, I was able to perform the obligatory Hajj this year, which is the Hajj of Islam. However, after returning from Hajj, I developed some doubt that I committed certain errors. Here are the details: I began my journey from Jazan and entered the state of ihram at the miqat. My intention was to perform both 'Umrah and Hajj in the same state of ihram, but I did not verbalize the intention, nor did I verbalize the name of a specific type of worship. I went to Makkah , which was on the seventh of Dhu al-Hijjah, and I performed 'Umrah and shortened my hair. After that, I went with one of my relatives to Jeddah, and this relative told me that I could take off my ihram that day and then put it back on the next day. I did so. On the morning of the next day, the eighth of Dhu al-Hijjah, I put on the ihram again and went to complete my Hajj, and I shaved my head.
I slaughtered the sacrificial animal. At the end of Hajj, I performed the farewell tawaf and then returned to the region from which I had come. The question: Are my Hajj and 'Umrah valid, and what is obligatory upon me if there was an error in either? Is the sacrificial animal I slaughtered obligatory? And if it is not obligatory, does it suffice in the case where a sacrificial animal (hady) becomes obligatory? Please give us a ruling urgently. May Allah reward you with good.
A: It appears from the questioner's question that he entered the state of ihram for Hajj and 'Umrah as a qiran. The fact that he did not verbalize the intention has no effect, because verbalizing the intention for Hajj is a recommended practice (mandub), and leaving it out does not result in a ruling, just as with other recommended acts. What the questioner did was changing his type of worship from qiran to tamattu'. Changing the type of worship from qiran to tamattu' is a recommended practice, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered those of his Companions who had not brought sacrificial animals during the Year of the Farewell Pilgrimage to change their worship from qiran to tamattu'. And when some of them hesitated, he said: The questioner's travel to Jeddah after completing his 'Umrah has no effect on the validity of his 'Umrah and Hajj. The questioner did not specify in his question that he performed all the pillars and obligations of Hajj; rather, his speech is general, and it is not possible to rule on the completeness or deficiency of his Hajj based on it. As for what he slaughtered, if he intended it as the obligatory sacrificial animal for tamattu', it fulfills its place, even if he referred to it in his question as a sacrificial animal (udhiyah).
I slaughtered the sacrificial animal. At the end of Hajj, I performed the farewell tawaf and then returned to the region from which I had come. The question: Are my Hajj and 'Umrah valid, and what is obligatory upon me if there was an error in either? Is the sacrificial animal I slaughtered obligatory? And if it is not obligatory, does it suffice in the case where a sacrificial animal (hady) becomes obligatory? Please give us a ruling urgently. May Allah reward you with good.
A: It appears from the questioner's question that he entered the state of ihram for Hajj and 'Umrah as a qiran. The fact that he did not verbalize the intention has no effect, because verbalizing the intention for Hajj is a recommended practice (mandub), and leaving it out does not result in a ruling, just as with other recommended acts. What the questioner did was changing his type of worship from qiran to tamattu'. Changing the type of worship from qiran to tamattu' is a recommended practice, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered those of his Companions who had not brought sacrificial animals during the Year of the Farewell Pilgrimage to change their worship from qiran to tamattu'. And when some of them hesitated, he said:
If I were to face this matter again after having turned my back on it, I would not have brought the sacrificial animals, but I would have made it an 'Umrah.
لو استقبلت من أمر ما استدبرت ما سقت الهدي ولجعلتها عمرة
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