A Comparison Between the Three Types of Hajj
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Question:
This brother, Usama Ismail, says: What is the best option? I want to perform Hajj, if Allah wills, next year. Should I perform it as ifrad or as tamattu'? And what is the difference between them? My salary is low, so what is the best option from a financial standpoint? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In general, tamattu' is better. This is when one enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, then combines it with Hajj, then exits the state of ihram, and then enters the state of ihram for Hajj in the same year, and offers a fidyah by slaughtering a sacrificial animal. This is the best of the options. After that comes qiran, where one enters the state of ihram for both 'Umrah and Hajj together, performs one tawaf for both, and performs one sa'y for both. He must offer a fidyah because it is a type of tamattu'.
Because he combined two rites in one journey, he is a mutamatti' and must offer a fidyah. Ifrad is when one enters the state of ihram for Hajj only, without 'Umrah. This depends on the person's circumstances, so he should do whichever of these three rites is easiest for him, whether he wants to enter the state of ihram as a mutamatti' or as an ifrad, according to what is feasible for him. However, if he cannot afford to slaughter the hady for tamattu' or qiran, then, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:196]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This brother, Usama Ismail, says: What is the best option? I want to perform Hajj, if Allah wills, next year. Should I perform it as ifrad or as tamattu'? And what is the difference between them? My salary is low, so what is the best option from a financial standpoint? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In general, tamattu' is better. This is when one enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, then combines it with Hajj, then exits the state of ihram, and then enters the state of ihram for Hajj in the same year, and offers a fidyah by slaughtering a sacrificial animal. This is the best of the options. After that comes qiran, where one enters the state of ihram for both 'Umrah and Hajj together, performs one tawaf for both, and performs one sa'y for both. He must offer a fidyah because it is a type of tamattu'.
Because he combined two rites in one journey, he is a mutamatti' and must offer a fidyah. Ifrad is when one enters the state of ihram for Hajj only, without 'Umrah. This depends on the person's circumstances, so he should do whichever of these three rites is easiest for him, whether he wants to enter the state of ihram as a mutamatti' or as an ifrad, according to what is feasible for him. However, if he cannot afford to slaughter the hady for tamattu' or qiran, then, as Allah the Exalted said:
And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days].
فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/190 — archive.org (9:12)
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