Hajj for one who cannot afford the sacrificial animal: Ifrad or Tamattu' with fasting
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Question:
For one who cannot afford the sacrificial animal, is it better for him to perform Hajj alone, or to perform tamattu' and fast?
Answer:
The Sunnah of Tamattu' is absolute; even if one cannot afford the sacrificial animal, he fasts. If he cannot afford the sacrificial animal, he fasts three days during Hajj, and it is better to do so before 'Arafah, and seven days after that, and it is better if he returns to his family. Yes.
For one who cannot afford the sacrificial animal, is it better for him to perform Hajj alone, or to perform tamattu' and fast?
Answer:
The Sunnah of Tamattu' is absolute; even if one cannot afford the sacrificial animal, he fasts. If he cannot afford the sacrificial animal, he fasts three days during Hajj, and it is better to do so before 'Arafah, and seven days after that, and it is better if he returns to his family. Yes.
Source
تفسير ابن كثير (جديد) — binbaz.org.sa (23:05)
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