The Preference of Ifrad or Tamattu' and the Ruling on 'Umrah After Hajj

Question:
I ask Your Eminence to clarify for us whether ifrad is better for one who performs Hajj and then performs 'Umrah afterwards, in which month of the year, as mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam?

Answer:
Tamattu' is better for the one who arrives in the months of Hajj; he enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, then he responds to the call for Hajj on the eighth day. As for Ifrad, this is for the residents of Makkah who live there; they enter the state of ihram for Hajj. This Ifrad is for them because they have performed 'Umrah many times and did not come from outside. As for the one who came from outside, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me to memorize it, whether for Hajj or for Hajj and 'Umrah. He said: I have brought the sacrificial animals, and if I had not had the sacrificial animals with me, I would have performed Hajj with you and made it 'Umrah. This is the best: he makes it 'Umrah, and he does not perform 'Umrah after Hajj. He performs 'Umrah before Hajj, and he does not perform 'Umrah after Hajj. There is no need for 'Umrah after Hajj. If he performed 'Umrah before Hajj, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions performed 'Umrah, so when they did the farewell circumambulation, they headed to Madinah and did not perform 'Umrah after Hajj. As for the one who was prevented by an obstacle from performing 'Umrah before Hajj, he performs 'Umrah after Hajj, and there is no harm in that. Or like 'A'ishah, who entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and if menstruation came to her, she would have performed Hajj, becoming a muhrim in the state of ihram, and she would have liked to take 'Umrah after that, and there is no harm in that. Or a person who stayed after Hajj until the crowd thinned and he wanted to perform 'Umrah, and there is no harm in that. Yes.