A man performed Hajj as a mutamatti' and did not offer a sacrificial animal, and he fasted for three days during Hajj but did not fast for seven days in his hometown, and then three years passed, so he sent money and appointed someone to slaughter on his behalf.
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The questioner : He says: I previously performed Hajj seven years ago, and it was a Hajj of tamattu'. I fasted for three days in Makkah, where I was unable to offer a sacrifice at that time. I returned to my place of work, but two years passed and I was unable to complete the fasting of the seven days that remained upon me. In the third year, I contacted an acquaintance in Makkah and asked him to offer a sacrifice on my behalf. He did so, may Allah reward him, and I paid him its value. This sacrifice was intended as the 'Id sacrifice that I had missed previously, and I was also unable to fast for it. So now I want to inquire: Did that delayed sacrifice suffice, or am I obligated to complete the fasting of seven days, or am I obligated to do something else besides that?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This question posed by the questioner indicates to me that he was a mutamatti' and did not find the sacrificial animal, and that he fasted for three days during Hajj, and seven days remained upon him. Then he became preoccupied with these seven days or found them burdensome, and he wanted to slaughter the sacrificial animal. The answer to that is that if this had been during the time of the sacrificial animal, before the days of Tashreeq had passed, his action would have been valid. That is, if after fasting for three days he had wanted to slaughter the sacrificial animal, which is the primary obligation, and that had been during the time of its slaughter, this action would have been valid.
As for after the time of slaughter has passed with the end of the days of Tashreeq, then fasting is all that is required of him. In that case, he is obligated to fast the remaining ten days, which are seven days. We ask Allah to help him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner is Salih Jabir, a Sudanese resident in Kuwait.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This question posed by the questioner indicates to me that he was a mutamatti' and did not find the sacrificial animal, and that he fasted for three days during Hajj, and seven days remained upon him. Then he became preoccupied with these seven days or found them burdensome, and he wanted to slaughter the sacrificial animal. The answer to that is that if this had been during the time of the sacrificial animal, before the days of Tashreeq had passed, his action would have been valid. That is, if after fasting for three days he had wanted to slaughter the sacrificial animal, which is the primary obligation, and that had been during the time of its slaughter, this action would have been valid.
As for after the time of slaughter has passed with the end of the days of Tashreeq, then fasting is all that is required of him. In that case, he is obligated to fast the remaining ten days, which are seven days. We ask Allah to help him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner is Salih Jabir, a Sudanese resident in Kuwait.