The ruling on one who enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah as a mutamatti' and then wishes to leave Hajj
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The questioner:
If a person enters the state of ihram as a mutamatti', and when he finishes the 'Umrah he decides not to perform Hajj? Is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh:
The side of the mutamatti'.
The questioner:
I entered the state of ihram as a mutamatti', and when I descended...
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, meaning if he has already performed the previous obligatory act, because this is part of its practice. However, if he had entered the state of ihram for Hajj and then annulled it, he must remain until he completes the Hajj. In fact, he must not exit the state of ihram, and he must not resort to any ruse to escape from the Hajj. As for the one who originally entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and it suffices for him to perform Hajj, but then he decides not to perform Hajj, there is no harm, provided he has already performed the previous obligatory act.
The questioner:
He is not required to do anything at all.
The Shaykh:
If he had entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah alone, it is not permissible for him to remain except for the Hajj. If he remains, there is no harm; otherwise, there is no obligation, as long as he has performed the obligatory Hajj, because the Hajj is not finalized by the [unclear] in it, but by the one who trusts in the [unclear].
If a person enters the state of ihram as a mutamatti', and when he finishes the 'Umrah he decides not to perform Hajj? Is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh:
The side of the mutamatti'.
The questioner:
I entered the state of ihram as a mutamatti', and when I descended...
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, meaning if he has already performed the previous obligatory act, because this is part of its practice. However, if he had entered the state of ihram for Hajj and then annulled it, he must remain until he completes the Hajj. In fact, he must not exit the state of ihram, and he must not resort to any ruse to escape from the Hajj. As for the one who originally entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and it suffices for him to perform Hajj, but then he decides not to perform Hajj, there is no harm, provided he has already performed the previous obligatory act.
The questioner:
He is not required to do anything at all.
The Shaykh:
If he had entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah alone, it is not permissible for him to remain except for the Hajj. If he remains, there is no harm; otherwise, there is no obligation, as long as he has performed the obligatory Hajj, because the Hajj is not finalized by the [unclear] in it, but by the one who trusts in the [unclear].
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب الإفاضة من منى للطواف يوم النحر — islamhouse.com (35:51)
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