The Types of Hajj Rites and the Differences Between Them

Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, to conclude, it is well known that there are multiple rites. From among the types, the pilgrim must choose one. Are there differences between these rites that would help the pilgrim, serving as an aid for him to choose the best of these rites?

Answer:
Whoever wants to enter the state of ihram is given the choice between three rites: tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), qiran (combining 'Umrah and Hajj in one ihram), or ifrad (performing Hajj alone). Tamattu' is to enter ihram for 'Umrah in the months of Hajj. When he arrives in Makkah, he performs tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) for the 'Umrah and sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) between al-Safa and al-Marwah, then he shaves his head or shortens his hair, and then he exits the state of ihram because his 'Umrah has ended. When the Day of Tarwiyah arrives, which is the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, he enters ihram for Hajj, so he has performed both Hajj and 'Umrah.
He owes a fidyah (a ransom payment) because this is tamattu'. [One who] combines 'Umrah with Hajj [must offer] whatever is available of the hady (the sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage). The second is qiran, which is to enter ihram for Hajj and 'Umrah with a single intention. The 'Umrah is included in the Hajj, and the acts of Hajj become acts for both Hajj and 'Umrah: tawaf and sa'y. He performs tawaf for Hajj and 'Umrah, sa'y for Hajj and 'Umrah, and shaves or shortens his hair for Hajj and 'Umrah. He owes a fidyah because he intended two rites but did not separate them by exiting ihram, as the one performing tamattu' does. Because he combined two rites, the fidyah is obligatory upon him, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: . The third rite is ifrad, which is to enter ihram for Hajj only.
He has no 'Umrah with it, nor an 'Umrah before it; he only enters ihram for Hajj. He remains in his state of ihram from the miqat (the boundary at which ihram is entered) until he exits ihram on the Day of 'Id by performing the rituals, including stoning the pillars, stoning the pillars, and slaughtering the hady, meaning performing the rituals on the Day of 'Id, and shaving or shortening the hair. This is ifrad. This is ifrad. However, the one performing ifrad or qiran, when he arrives in Makkah, performs tawaf al-qudum (the arrival tawaf), which is a recommended practice. He performs tawaf al-qudum, which is a recommended practice, but he remains in his state of ihram, as we mentioned, until he performs the rituals on the Day of 'Id. Yes.

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