The Intention in Hajj and Its Types

Question:
The questioner, 'Abid, who resides in Riyadh, says: With Allah's permission, I am determined to perform Hajj. Which of the types of rites do you advise me to adopt? And is the intention necessary for Hajj?

Answer:
The intention is necessary for Hajj and for other acts of worship. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . Every act of worship, whether it is obligatory or voluntary, is not valid except with the intention.
As for the type of rites you enter into the state of ihram for, there are three types of rites, and you may choose among them. If you wish, you may enter into ihram as a mutamatti'; if you wish, you may enter into ihram as a qarin; and if you wish, you may enter into ihram as a mufrid. All of it is permissible, praise be to Allah, but the best is tamattu', then qiran, then ifrad. Tamattu' means that you enter into ihram for 'Umrah for the months of Hajj, and then when you arrive in Makkah, you perform its rites and finish them and exit the state of ihram. When the Day of Tarwiyah, the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah, comes, you enter into ihram for Hajj, and you slaughter a fidyah, the fidyah of tamattu'. [For] whoever combines 'Umrah with Hajj, [he must offer] whatever is easy of the sacrificial animals. And whoever does not find [one], then a fast of three days during Hajj and seven when you return; that is ten complete days. This is tamattu', and it is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded his Companions to do. He commanded those who had not brought sacrificial animals to break their Hajj into 'Umrah so that they would be mutamatti'. He expressed his wish that he had done so, were it not that he had brought sacrificial animals. As for qiran, it is that you enter into ihram for 'Umrah and Hajj together from the miqat. Then when you arrive in Makkah, you perform a tawaf, which is a recommended practice, and then you remain in your state of ihram until you perform the rites of Hajj on the Day of 'Id. Do you throw the first pillar first, or do you stand at 'Arafah, the greatest pillar? You stand at 'Arafah, then you spend the night at Muzdalifah, then you proceed to Mina and throw the pebbles at the pillar, then you slaughter your sacrificial animal if you have one with you, then you shave your head, then you go down to Makkah and perform the tawaf of ifadhah. You perform sa'y after it if you were a mutamatti'. As for the qarin, there is only one sa'y in his case; one tawaf and one sa'y suffice him for his Hajj and his 'Umrah, because the acts of 'Umrah are included in the Hajj. And he has a fidyah upon him; he must slaughter a fidyah like the mutamatti'. As for ifrad, it is that you enter into ihram for Hajj only from the miqat. You remain in your state of ihram when you arrive in Makkah and perform the tawaf of arrival, which is a recommended practice, and then you remain in your state of ihram until you perform the rites of Hajj, and then you exit the state of ihram, and there is no fidyah upon you. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,