When does the fasting of the one performing tamattu' who is unable to provide the sacrificial animal begin?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: When does the one performing tamattu' who is unable to provide the sacrificial animal begin fasting?

The Shaykh:
He begins fasting on the days of Hajj, whether before the Day of 'Arafah or after the Day of 'Id, on the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth days of Tashriq. If he fasts them before the Day of 'Arafah, that is better. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father, O Abu.

The Shaykh:
It is obligatory, because the days of Tashriq are only fasted out of dire necessity if the time has passed and one is unable to pay the ransom. In that case, he fasts the days of Tashriq as a dispensation for him. No dispensation is granted to fast on the days of Tashriq except in the case of tamattu' or qiran. So it is a matter of dispensation. Yes, he is not at his option to say, "I will fast a day before 'Arafah or not." He is not at his option. Yes.