What is tamattu' and what is the statement of the scholars regarding it?

The questioner : The second question: The majority, of course, know that tamattu' with Hajj is performing 'Umrah during the months of Hajj in a single journey. Did Ibn 'Abbas and al-Hasan al-Basri differ on this?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.

The questioner : May Allah have mercy on you.

The Shaykh : May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs. How did he differ on this?

The questioner : They did not stipulate a single journey.

The Shaykh : I do not think he differed on this.

The questioner : Rather, he said regarding...

The Shaykh : Do not string your words together; you are building on the edge of a crumbling cliff.

The questioner : How?

The Shaykh : Do not say he differed on this, because differing implies disagreement with this act.

The questioner : He is in agreement, except for the stipulation of a single journey.

The Shaykh : Therefore, do not say he differed. What did he say?

The questioner : Ibn 'Abbas and al-Hasan al-Basri, of course, said it is performing 'Umrah during the months of Hajj, and they did not stipulate a single journey.

The Shaykh : And what do those who say tamattu' is permissible say?

The questioner : Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned from some of them—I want to establish a point, which is what al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned—that it is permissible for the one performing tamattu' to travel outside the miqat boundaries or outside the Haram, between the 'Umrah and the Hajj. Is this conclusion correct?

The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, this is our view, but it does not fit with your statement.

The questioner : How?

The Shaykh : First, I asked you what Ibn 'Abbas and al-Hasan al-Basri said, and you evaded the answer. This conversation is between us, and no one else is hearing us. You evaded the answer. You came out saying the majority say tamattu' is performing 'Umrah to Hajj in a single journey. You said: "And Ibn 'Abbas and al-Hasan al-Basri differed from them." I wanted to tell you: do not say "differed," because the meaning of this phrase is that they do not agree with this statement, whereas they do agree. But you finally returned and asked me what they say? You did not answer me?

The questioner : What does Ibn 'Abbas say?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : I said it.

The Shaykh : What is it?

The questioner : Performing 'Umrah during the months of Hajj.

The Shaykh : My brother, and they also say this.

The questioner : But the difference between them is that they stipulated a single journey, in a single journey.

The Shaykh : And what does Ibn 'Abbas say?

The questioner : He did not stipulate a single journey.

The Shaykh : Do you know what a single journey means?

The questioner : It means that for the non-resident (afaqi), if he comes to Makkah, it is not permissible for him to leave it again.

The Shaykh : That is not the meaning of a single journey.

The questioner : This is what I understood from the words of al-Hafiz.

The Shaykh : A single journey for 'Umrah, and a single journey for Hajj. That is, he says it is permissible to have a single journey for 'Umrah and Hajj. This is the meaning of his statement. Therefore, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab forbade tamattu' and said, "Make them separate, each with its own journey." But the statement of those who say that tamattu' is in a single journey, and that it is permissible to return as you quoted from al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, is another matter. It has no relation to Hajj and 'Umrah. Some may say, "No, he must remain in the Haram in Makkah, and so on." There is no evidence for this, because when one performs tamattu' and exits the state of ihram with 'Umrah, he becomes in a state of purity (halal) as if he were in his hometown; everything is permissible for him. Therefore, the issue does not contain the disagreement you are imagining. The one who says tamattu' is in a single journey. The one who does not say tamattu' says either qiran or ifrad (Hajj alone). 'Umar said, "Make each of the two rites separate with its own journey," meaning perform 'Umrah, then return to your country, then enter the state of ihram for Hajj, whether this 'Umrah is in the season of Hajj or before that. And he had a very reasonable goal, which is to increase the number of people coming to Makkah. But, glory be to Allah, our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, in His perfect wisdom, removed the infallibility from all people, even if one is a prophet inspired like 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, because he contradicted the explicit Sunnah in this.

The questioner : Is it permissible for a woman in the state of ihram to apply kohl?

The Shaykh : LookAbu Layla : What is coming out of you? I don't know anymore, is there something between you and him?
Abu Layla: No, by Allah, there is nothing. By Allah, in some questions, if they are correct, there is no one on the windows.
-LaughterThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him).

The questioner : Okay, after this question.