What is the best type of pilgrimage for a pilgrim who wants to perform Hajj for the first time, in detail?
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The questioner : What is the best type of pilgrimage for a pilgrim who wants to perform Hajj for the first time, in detail? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The best type of pilgrimage for a pilgrim is to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah first from the miqat. Then, when he arrives in Makkah, he performs tawaf and sa'y, and then shortens his hair. After that, he puts on his clothes and exits his state of ihram completely. When the eighth day arrives, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj. If it is the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj and goes out to Mina, where he spends the night of the ninth. When the ninth day arrives, he goes to 'Arafah and stands there until the sun sets. Then he departs from there to Muzdalifah and spends the night there. Then he departs from there before the sun rises, when it is very light, and he stones the Jamarat al-Aqabah. Then he slaughters his sacrificial animal, then shaves his head, then descends to Makkah to perform tawaf and sa'y. Then he returns to Mina and spends the eleventh and twelfth nights there. He stons the three pillars on these two days after the sun passes its zenith, starting with the first, then the middle, then the Jamarat al-Aqabah. Then, if he wishes, he may hasten and leave, or if he wishes, he may stay until the thirteenth day. If he wants to return to his country, he must not leave until he performs the farewell tawaf. This is the best of the types of pilgrimage, and it is called tamattu' by the scholars, because the man enjoys what was forbidden to one in the state of ihram between the 'Umrah and the Hajj, since he exited his state of ihram and enjoyed what Allah has made lawful. This is the best of the types of pilgrimage. It is obligatory for the pilgrim, whether his Hajj is his first or any after it, that he should enter the state of ihram in the manner we mentioned, which is tamattu', because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered those of his Companions who did not bring sacrificial animals to do so, and he said:. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, what are the other types, O honorable Shaykh? Qiran and Ifrad?
The Shaykh : As for the other type of pilgrimage, it is qiran, which is for a person to enter the state of ihram for both Hajj and 'Umrah from the miqat. When he arrives in Makkah, he performs the arrival tawaf, then performs sa'y for the Hajj, and remains in his state of ihram without exiting it. When the eighth day arrives, he goes out to Mina and performs the acts of Hajj as we mentioned first, but he intends with his tawaf the tawaf of ifadah, which takes place on the day of 'Id, intending that it is for both the Hajj and the 'Umrah. Similarly, he intends with the sa'y he performed after the arrival tawaf that it is for both the Hajj and the 'Umrah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'A'ishah:.
As for ifrad, which is the third type of pilgrimage, it is for a person to enter the state of ihram for Hajj alone from the miqat and remain in his state of ihram. The description of the acts of the one performing ifrad is like the description of the acts of the one performing qiran, except that the one performing ifrad only obtains one type of pilgrimage, while the one performing qiran obtains two types: 'Umrah and Hajj. Therefore, the sacrificial animal is obligatory for the one performing qiran and not obligatory for the one performing ifrad, because the one performing qiran obtained two types of pilgrimage, 'Umrah and Hajj, so the sacrificial animal became obligatory for him, unlike the one performing ifrad, who only obtained Hajj, so the sacrificial animal did not become obligatory for him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, Umm Muhammad from Riyadh, says.
The Shaykh : The best type of pilgrimage for a pilgrim is to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah first from the miqat. Then, when he arrives in Makkah, he performs tawaf and sa'y, and then shortens his hair. After that, he puts on his clothes and exits his state of ihram completely. When the eighth day arrives, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj. If it is the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj and goes out to Mina, where he spends the night of the ninth. When the ninth day arrives, he goes to 'Arafah and stands there until the sun sets. Then he departs from there to Muzdalifah and spends the night there. Then he departs from there before the sun rises, when it is very light, and he stones the Jamarat al-Aqabah. Then he slaughters his sacrificial animal, then shaves his head, then descends to Makkah to perform tawaf and sa'y. Then he returns to Mina and spends the eleventh and twelfth nights there. He stons the three pillars on these two days after the sun passes its zenith, starting with the first, then the middle, then the Jamarat al-Aqabah. Then, if he wishes, he may hasten and leave, or if he wishes, he may stay until the thirteenth day. If he wants to return to his country, he must not leave until he performs the farewell tawaf. This is the best of the types of pilgrimage, and it is called tamattu' by the scholars, because the man enjoys what was forbidden to one in the state of ihram between the 'Umrah and the Hajj, since he exited his state of ihram and enjoyed what Allah has made lawful. This is the best of the types of pilgrimage. It is obligatory for the pilgrim, whether his Hajj is his first or any after it, that he should enter the state of ihram in the manner we mentioned, which is tamattu', because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered those of his Companions who did not bring sacrificial animals to do so, and he said:
Do what you have been commanded to do.
افعلوا ما أمرتكم بهThe questioner : May Allah reward you, what are the other types, O honorable Shaykh? Qiran and Ifrad?
The Shaykh : As for the other type of pilgrimage, it is qiran, which is for a person to enter the state of ihram for both Hajj and 'Umrah from the miqat. When he arrives in Makkah, he performs the arrival tawaf, then performs sa'y for the Hajj, and remains in his state of ihram without exiting it. When the eighth day arrives, he goes out to Mina and performs the acts of Hajj as we mentioned first, but he intends with his tawaf the tawaf of ifadah, which takes place on the day of 'Id, intending that it is for both the Hajj and the 'Umrah. Similarly, he intends with the sa'y he performed after the arrival tawaf that it is for both the Hajj and the 'Umrah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'A'ishah:
Your tawaf of the House and of al-Safa and al-Marwah suffices you for your 'Umrah and your Hajj.
طوافك بالبيت وبالصفا والمروة يسعك لعمرتك وحجكAs for ifrad, which is the third type of pilgrimage, it is for a person to enter the state of ihram for Hajj alone from the miqat and remain in his state of ihram. The description of the acts of the one performing ifrad is like the description of the acts of the one performing qiran, except that the one performing ifrad only obtains one type of pilgrimage, while the one performing qiran obtains two types: 'Umrah and Hajj. Therefore, the sacrificial animal is obligatory for the one performing qiran and not obligatory for the one performing ifrad, because the one performing qiran obtained two types of pilgrimage, 'Umrah and Hajj, so the sacrificial animal became obligatory for him, unlike the one performing ifrad, who only obtained Hajj, so the sacrificial animal did not become obligatory for him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, Umm Muhammad from Riyadh, says.