Is one sacrificial animal sufficient for a person who performed Hajj with his wife and his mother?
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Question:
I, my mother, and my wife performed Hajj, and it was a Hajj of tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them). We completed the Hajj, praise be to Allah, and we did not leave out any obligatory act or pillar. However, when I offered the sacrifice, I offered only one animal. When I returned to my country, the brothers informed me that each of us requires a sacrificial animal. So I returned to Makkah after three days, slaughtered two animals, and distributed them to the poor of Makkah. Is our Hajj valid, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes. If a person performs Hajj as a qarin (combining 'Umrah and Hajj in one ihram) or as a mutamatti' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), and he is not from the people of Makkah, then it is obligatory for him to offer the fidyah (a ransom payment) for tamattu' and qiran. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:196] Thus, He made it obligatory for the mutamatti' and the qarin to slaughter a fidyah if they find one. If they do not find one, they must fast for ten days. Then Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:196] What you mentioned about performing Hajj with your wife and slaughtering only one fidyah, thinking that it was sufficient, is an error. The correct action is what you did last: you returned to Makkah, or you appointed someone to slaughter a fidyah in Makkah, and this counts as making up the missed obligation. Even if the time for slaughter has passed, it still counts as making up the missed obligation. Yes.
I, my mother, and my wife performed Hajj, and it was a Hajj of tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them). We completed the Hajj, praise be to Allah, and we did not leave out any obligatory act or pillar. However, when I offered the sacrifice, I offered only one animal. When I returned to my country, the brothers informed me that each of us requires a sacrificial animal. So I returned to Makkah after three days, slaughtered two animals, and distributed them to the poor of Makkah. Is our Hajj valid, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes. If a person performs Hajj as a qarin (combining 'Umrah and Hajj in one ihram) or as a mutamatti' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), and he is not from the people of Makkah, then it is obligatory for him to offer the fidyah (a ransom payment) for tamattu' and qiran. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
then whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]
فَمَن تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌThis is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram.
ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن لَّمْ يَكُنْ أَهْلُهُ حَاضِرِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يكفي واحدا من الهدي لمن حج هو وزوجته وأمه،؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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