Is it obligatory for one who drives the sacrificial animal to intend to perform Hajj as a Qiran?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Does driving the sacrificial animal require a person to be performing Qiran?
The Shaykh : Driving the sacrificial animal is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it but did not command it. The principle regarding what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did as an act of worship without commanding it is that it is a recommended practice (sunnah).
The questioner : If I drive my sacrificial animal with me, would I be performing Tamattu'?
The Shaykh : No, no, no. You are asking: Is it obligatory for one who intends Qiran to drive the sacrificial animal?
The questioner : No, I said: If I drive the sacrificial animal, is it possible for me to become a person performing Tamattu'?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you. If you drive the sacrificial animal, you cannot be performing Tamattu', because a person performing Tamattu' must exit the state of ihram from 'Umrah, and exiting the state of ihram from 'Umrah is not possible while driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner : Well, what about Al-Rajhi Bank now? Is that not driving the sacrificial animal?
The Shaykh : No, no, that is driving coins. That is not driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner : Did they buy it before we went to Makkah?
The Shaykh : If they bought it, they are not driving it. They buy it, either from outside or from Makkah; we do not know from where.
But they are your agents; they buy for you and slaughter for you only. And peace be upon you.
Does driving the sacrificial animal require a person to be performing Qiran?
The Shaykh : Driving the sacrificial animal is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it but did not command it. The principle regarding what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did as an act of worship without commanding it is that it is a recommended practice (sunnah).
The questioner : If I drive my sacrificial animal with me, would I be performing Tamattu'?
The Shaykh : No, no, no. You are asking: Is it obligatory for one who intends Qiran to drive the sacrificial animal?
The questioner : No, I said: If I drive the sacrificial animal, is it possible for me to become a person performing Tamattu'?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you. If you drive the sacrificial animal, you cannot be performing Tamattu', because a person performing Tamattu' must exit the state of ihram from 'Umrah, and exiting the state of ihram from 'Umrah is not possible while driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner : Well, what about Al-Rajhi Bank now? Is that not driving the sacrificial animal?
The Shaykh : No, no, that is driving coins. That is not driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner : Did they buy it before we went to Makkah?
The Shaykh : If they bought it, they are not driving it. They buy it, either from outside or from Makkah; we do not know from where.
But they are your agents; they buy for you and slaughter for you only. And peace be upon you.