Is it permissible to change the intention of the pilgrimage from ifrad to tamattu'?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah.
If a person enters the state of ihram for Hajj alone (ifrad) and is told: "Cancel your Hajj and make it 'Umrah."
The Shaykh : And he is told:
The questioner : "Cancel your Hajj and make it 'Umrah," but he does not cancel it, is he considered a sinner?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that the three types of pilgrimage—tamattu', ifrad, and qiran—are all permissible, and a person has the choice among them. However, the best is tamattu', unless he brings sacrificial animals, in which case he should perform qiran because it is difficult for him to exit the state of ihram. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): So, if this man who is performing ifrad is told, "Cancel your intention of ifrad and make it tamattu'," meaning, make your Hajj an 'Umrah and exit the state of ihram, then enter the state of ihram for Hajj on the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah, but he refuses and insists on remaining in his state of ihram, there is no harm in that.
So, if this man who is performing ifrad, who is told, "Make it an 'Umrah so that you become a mutamatti'," refuses and insists on keeping his type of pilgrimage, there is no harm, and he owes nothing.
If a person enters the state of ihram for Hajj alone (ifrad) and is told: "Cancel your Hajj and make it 'Umrah."
The Shaykh : And he is told:
The questioner : "Cancel your Hajj and make it 'Umrah," but he does not cancel it, is he considered a sinner?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that the three types of pilgrimage—tamattu', ifrad, and qiran—are all permissible, and a person has the choice among them. However, the best is tamattu', unless he brings sacrificial animals, in which case he should perform qiran because it is difficult for him to exit the state of ihram. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
I have the sacrificial animal with me, so I do not exit the state of ihram until I slaughter it.
إن معي الهدي فلا أحل حتى أنحرSo, if this man who is performing ifrad, who is told, "Make it an 'Umrah so that you become a mutamatti'," refuses and insists on keeping his type of pilgrimage, there is no harm, and he owes nothing.