Is the sacrificial animal obligatory for the one performing Qiran?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Is the ransom payment obligatory for the one performing Qiran, or not?

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Do not call it a ransom payment; call it a sacrificial animal.

The questioner : A sacrificial animal, yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, and it is obligatory for the one performing Tamattu' by the explicit text of the Qur'an As for Qiran, the majority of scholars hold that the sacrificial animal is obligatory in it, just as it is obligatory in Tamattu'. This opinion is the most cautious and the most appropriate. If a person cannot find [a sacrificial animal], the matter is broad, and praise be to Allah; he fasts three days during the Hajj and seven when he returns. As for the one performing Ifrad, there is no sacrificial animal required of him. Why? Because the one performing Tamattu' and the one performing Qiran obtained two pilgrimages in one journey, whereas the one performing Ifrad did not obtain two pilgrimages. For this reason, the 'Umrah performed after Hajj for the one performing Ifrad is not prescribed, even though some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say that it is prescribed based on the story of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her). However, the evidence is authentic, but the argumentation is not correct. In other words, the hadith is authentic, but the argumentation is not correct. None of the Companions performed an 'Umrah after Hajj except 'A'ishah for a reason, and that is—may Allah have mercy on you—that she was performing Tamattu', then she menstruated before she could perform the circumambulation, so she switched to Qiran. Then she did not feel pure until she performed an independent 'Umrah, just as her companions did. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted her to do so. He did not prescribe for her brother, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, who was with her, that he should perform an 'Umrah. This indicates that the 'Umrah after Hajj was not known at all among the Companions. Yes.