What is the ruling on a man who came to Makkah during the months of Hajj and performed 'Umrah without intending to perform Hajj, and then returned to his place of work, which is 1500 kilometers from Makkah? If he then wants to perform Hajj, does he have to perform 'Umrah or not?

The questioner : A man performed 'Umrah during the months of Hajj; let us suppose it was in the month of Dhul-Qa'dah. He came from his country, let us say from Sudan, and performed 'Umrah in Makkah, then returned to his place of work, let us say in the city of Jubail. During this period, he decided to perform Hajj.

The Shaykh : Before that, what was the situation?

The questioner : It was not planned. Before, it was only 'Umrah. So, after he returned to his place of work, he decided to perform Hajj. Does he have to perform 'Umrah?

The Shaykh : Jubail? Where is that?

The questioner : Jubail is in the Eastern Province, about one thousand or one thousand five hundred kilometers away, to be precise.

The Shaykh : Since he did not intend to perform the 'Umrah of Hajj, he must perform the 'Umrah of Hajj . If he had performed the first 'Umrah with the intention of following it with Hajj, and then returned to his work, he could return as a pilgrim without performing 'Umrah, because that would be considered the 'Umrah of Tamattu'. But since he did not intend the 'Umrah of Tamattu', and only intended a general 'Umrah, it is not counted for him as the 'Umrah of Tamattu'.

The questioner : Please open up the session so we can ask other questions, not just one question from each person?

The Shaykh : And we are gathered for what? Our brother said here that time is tight, and so on.