What is the difference between the pilgrim who performs tamattu', the one who performs qiran, and the one who performs ifrad?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The questioner : May Allah keep you, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : May Allah keep you.

The questioner : Please, I wanted to know what the difference is between the three types of rites: the pilgrim who performs tamattu', the one who performs qiran, and the one who performs ifrad.

The Shaykh : The difference between them.

The questioner : Yes, ma'am.

The Shaykh : The one who performs tamattu' enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah. When he reaches Makkah, he performs tawaf and sa'y, shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram, wearing his regular clothes and doing everything else. On the eighth day, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj and completes the Hajj.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : The one who performs ifrad and the one who performs qiran enter the state of ihram for qiran from the miqat, or for ifrad from the miqat. When they reach Makkah, they perform tawaf and sa'y, and they remain in their state of ihram without exiting it until the day of 'Id. The one who performs qiran has to offer a sacrificial animal, the one who performs tamattu' has to offer a sacrificial animal, and the one who performs ifrad does not have to offer a sacrificial animal.

The questioner : The one who performs ifrad, no, she does not have to offer a sacrificial animal. The one who performs ifrad does not have to offer a sacrificial animal.

The Shaykh : The women who perform ifrad are like this.

The questioner : Okay, is it necessary to do the tawaf every time?

The Shaykh : It is better to perform the tawaf of arrival and then perform sa'y after it.

The questioner : And after the tawaf of arrival, he performs sa'y.

The Shaykh : He performs sa'y for the Hajj and remains in his state of ihram until the day of 'Id.

The questioner : Yes, so he remains as one who performs qiran here, is there no 'Umrah at all?

The Shaykh : As long as he performed the 'Umrah a long time ago, there is no 'Umrah.

The questioner : If we performed the 'Umrah in the month of Ramadan.

The Shaykh : Then there is no 'Umrah after the Hajj.

The questioner : So he remains just a pilgrim who intends only the Hajj.

The Shaykh : Only the Hajj, and he does not perform an 'Umrah, that is all.

The questioner : But the tawaf of arrival is necessary.

The Shaykh : The tawaf of arrival is necessary. Better, better, it is better.

The questioner : There are three types of tawaf: arrival, 'Arafah, and farewell. Correct. Is that right? And he does not have to offer a sacrificial animal. Yes. He does not have to offer a sacrificial animal. The one who performs ifrad.

The Shaykh : The one who performs ifrad does not have to offer a sacrificial animal.

The questioner : As for us, we and the people of Riyadh, meaning the residents of Riyadh, we will travel for the Hajj, if Allah wills. So do we consider that we are performing ifrad for the Hajj, is that not so?

The Shaykh : As you wish. If you wish, perform ifrad; if you wish, perform qiran; if you wish, perform tamattu'. And tamattu' is better.

The questioner : Basically, according to the company itself that organizes the Hajj.

The Shaykh : According to what they tell you.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.