Does the pronoun in the statement of Allah the Exalted, “That is for one who is not from your families present at al-Masjid al-Haram,” refer to tamattu', hady, or fasting?
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The questioner : Does the pronoun in the statement of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) [Al-Baqarah 2:196] refer to tamattu', or does it refer to the nearest mentioned item, which is hady and fasting for one who is unable to provide hady?
The Shaykh : It does not refer to tamattu'.
The questioner : It refers to tamattu' if the person is not from the people of Makkah, is that not so?
The Shaykh : Because the practice for the people of Makkah is to perform ifrad instead of tamattu'.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that their tamattu' is merely the tawaf around the Ka'bah.
The questioner: Yes.
This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram
ذلك لمن لم يكن أهله حاضري المسجد الحرامThe Shaykh : It does not refer to tamattu'.
The questioner : It refers to tamattu' if the person is not from the people of Makkah, is that not so?
The Shaykh : Because the practice for the people of Makkah is to perform ifrad instead of tamattu'.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that their tamattu' is merely the tawaf around the Ka'bah.
The questioner: Yes.
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