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Is it permissible for a person to perform 'Umrah on his own behalf and then enter the state of ihram for Hajj on behalf of his deceased father, and is this called tamattu'?

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The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, yes. I met a person residing in Riyadh, and in four days he will go down to Makkah. He will perform 'Umrah for himself now, and then he will come out of the state of ihram from the 'Umrah, and then on the Day of Arafah he will perform Hajj individually on behalf of his father. Is this permissible?

The Shaykh : No, may Allah keep you safe, he is a mutamatti'.

The questioner : How did he become a mutamatti'? He is performing 'Umrah for himself first, and then he will perform Hajj on behalf of his father.

The Shaykh : Even if he does that, the mutamatti' is a mutamatti' even if the 'Umrah is for himself and the Hajj is for his father.

The questioner : What should he do now? What should he do now? Does that mean he can perform tamattu' for his father?

The Shaykh : He should perform the 'Umrah for himself, and if it is the Day of 'Id, he slaughters this

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : He finds the sacrificial animal, even if it is
then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returnedلَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:196]
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Did your father perform the obligatory Hajj or not?

The questioner : No, he did not perform it. This father has passed away.

The Shaykh : Did he perform 'Umrah or not?

The questioner : The father, the father did not perform 'Umrah.

The Shaykh : If he leaves both the 'Umrah and the Hajj for his son.

The questioner : He leaves the 'Umrah and the Hajj for the son. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 43- هل يجوز لشخص يؤدي العمرة عن نفسه ثم يحرم بالحج عن ابيه المتوفى وهل يسمى هذا تمتع — youtube.com

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