Is there a sacrificial animal required for the one who performs Hajj alone?
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The questioner : Regarding the one who performs Hajj alone, does he have to...
The Shaykh : You mean the one who performs Hajj alone (ifrad), not the one who is alone (munfarid). Ah, what is the matter with him?
The questioner : Does he have to offer a sacrificial animal?
The Shaykh : He has to offer it after he converts his ifrad Hajj to 'Umrah.
The questioner : Okay, and if he does not convert it?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his Companions to convert their Hajj to 'Umrah, and he (peace be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1784. So he ordered those who had performed ifrad to exit the state of ihram, so their Hajj would become 'Umrah. Then they would remain in this state, having exited ihram, until the eighth day, which is the Day of Tarwiyah. On the Day of Tarwiyah, they would declare their intention for Hajj, so Allah would combine for them Hajj and 'Umrah. And at that point, the sacrificial animal becomes required. However, if we assume a person who performed ifrad for a valid legal excuse, then he does not have to offer a sacrificial animal. But what most people do, which is intending ifrad without any valid legal excuse, is of course an error that contradicts the Sunnah. Welcome, how are you... Did you understand? What is the rare case? For example, a man whose time is tight and he cannot enter Makkah to perform tawaf and do 'Umrah, but he only goes to... where? To Mina and 'Arafah. This is his ifrad Hajj, so he does not have to offer a sacrificial animal.
Al-Halabi : Oh my, this case is probably the only one, our Shaykh, right?
The Shaykh : No, it is not the only one. For example, the menstruating woman. Aisha's 'Umrah was converted to what? To ifrad Hajj.
The questioner : Because of her menstruation.
The Shaykh : Yes, so this is how we can describe an ifrad Hajj.
The questioner : But in narrow cases?
The Shaykh : Very narrow, meaning without the man intending it, except that he was overcome by circumstances.
Al-Halabi : But it is not an act of worship initiated from the start?
The Shaykh : But what people do today is an error. Let's move on to make up for the time, please go ahead...
The Shaykh : You mean the one who performs Hajj alone (ifrad), not the one who is alone (munfarid). Ah, what is the matter with him?
The questioner : Does he have to offer a sacrificial animal?
The Shaykh : He has to offer it after he converts his ifrad Hajj to 'Umrah.
The questioner : Okay, and if he does not convert it?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his Companions to convert their Hajj to 'Umrah, and he (peace be upon him) said:
If I had known beforehand about my affair what I have come to know later, I would not have brought the sacrificial animals with me.
لو استقبلت من أمري ما استدبرت لما سقت الهدي ولجعلتها عمرة ، فأحلوا أيها الناسAl-Halabi : Oh my, this case is probably the only one, our Shaykh, right?
The Shaykh : No, it is not the only one. For example, the menstruating woman. Aisha's 'Umrah was converted to what? To ifrad Hajj.
The questioner : Because of her menstruation.
The Shaykh : Yes, so this is how we can describe an ifrad Hajj.
The questioner : But in narrow cases?
The Shaykh : Very narrow, meaning without the man intending it, except that he was overcome by circumstances.
Al-Halabi : But it is not an act of worship initiated from the start?
The Shaykh : But what people do today is an error. Let's move on to make up for the time, please go ahead...
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