My mother performed Hajj as a mutamatti'ah, but she only completed four rounds of sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah because she was ill. She asked me to bring a cart to carry her on it, and
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The questioner : This questioner says: My mother performed Hajj as a mutamatti'ah, but she only completed four rounds of sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah because she was ill. I asked to bring a cart to carry her on it and complete the sa'y with her, but she refused out of ignorance and because she thought she would feel embarrassed and unable to do so. This is ignorance on her part. I also slaughtered a hady in Makkah al-Mukarramah the following year, but does that suffice, or must we complete the remaining rounds for her? Please note that she is insistent, and it is difficult for her to come again due to her illness. May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Her case is problematic according to the principles of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them). This is because her action implies that she entered the state of ihram for Hajj before completing her 'Umrah, at a time when it is not valid to combine Hajj with 'Umrah. Combining Hajj with 'Umrah is only valid before beginning the tawaf. Since she had already performed the tawaf and four rounds of sa'y, combining Hajj with 'Umrah in this case is an error. Some scholars say that her ihram for Hajj is not valid and that she has no Hajj. In this situation, she must return to Makkah in her state of ihram, perform the sa'y, and shorten her hair. However, if someone were to say that in such a case of dire necessity, the combining of Hajj with 'Umrah is considered valid, making her a qarinah, and that one sa'y suffices for her, I would hope that there is no harm in that. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Then he says that his mother refused to let him bring the cart to complete the rounds of sa'y for her. I say that in such a situation, even if the mother refuses, he must explain to her that her 'Umrah will not be completed and that she is obligated to complete her 'Umrah. He must insist on this, even if she gets angry or upset, because this is a matter of worship in which the feelings of a created being cannot be accommodated. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Her case is problematic according to the principles of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them). This is because her action implies that she entered the state of ihram for Hajj before completing her 'Umrah, at a time when it is not valid to combine Hajj with 'Umrah. Combining Hajj with 'Umrah is only valid before beginning the tawaf. Since she had already performed the tawaf and four rounds of sa'y, combining Hajj with 'Umrah in this case is an error. Some scholars say that her ihram for Hajj is not valid and that she has no Hajj. In this situation, she must return to Makkah in her state of ihram, perform the sa'y, and shorten her hair. However, if someone were to say that in such a case of dire necessity, the combining of Hajj with 'Umrah is considered valid, making her a qarinah, and that one sa'y suffices for her, I would hope that there is no harm in that. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Then he says that his mother refused to let him bring the cart to complete the rounds of sa'y for her. I say that in such a situation, even if the mother refuses, he must explain to her that her 'Umrah will not be completed and that she is obligated to complete her 'Umrah. He must insist on this, even if she gets angry or upset, because this is a matter of worship in which the feelings of a created being cannot be accommodated. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.