The Types of Hajj and the Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

Question:
For the professor. Welcome to the Shaykh in this meeting. May Allah welcome you and bless you. This questioner, Abu Haytham, says: Honorable Shaykh, I have not performed the obligatory Hajj, and I want to gain understanding from you regarding the rulings of Hajj. What do you advise me to do? Should I perform Hajj as Qiran, or Ifrad, or Tamattu'? And how was the Hajj of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? Did he perform Qiran or Tamattu'? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
To proceed, the best of the types of Hajj is Tamattu', which is to perform 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, then exit the state of ihram, and then enter the state of ihram for Hajj in the same year, and slaughter a fidyah (ransom payment) in Makkah. This is the best because it is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded his Companions who had not brought sacrificial animals to do. When they had performed tawaf and sa'y, he ordered them to shave their heads, exit the state of ihram, and make it an 'Umrah. This is called breaking the Hajj into an 'Umrah. He wished he had done that, but he was prevented from doing so because he had brought the sacrificial animals from al-Madinah. He said, "If I were to face my future as I face my past, I would not have brought the sacrificial animals, nor would I have exited the state of ihram with you."
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the state of ihram for Qiran without a doubt, because he brought the sacrificial animals from the non-sacred area. Whoever brings the sacrificial animals from the non-sacred area does not perform Tamattu', but rather either performs Ifrad or Qiran. His saying, the Exalted: means that the time of its slaughter and the place of its slaughter is on the Day of 'Id in Mina during the days of Tashriq. This is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the state of ihram for, and the reason was that he brought the sacrificial animals from al-Hal. Tamattu' is better than this because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wished for it and commanded his Companions to do it, and he said that if it were not for bringing the sacrificial animals, he would have done it (peace and blessings be upon him). He does not wish for anything except what is best. As for knowing the rituals of Hajj, you can obtain a concise treatise on the rituals and read it from the reliable, concise works on the rituals, such as al-Tahqiq wa al-Iyadhah by the Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz, or Manasik al-Hajj wa al-'Umrah by the Shaykh Taqi al-Din ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him).

The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you