Explanation of the Book of Hajj-09a
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The Reciter: Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us. He said: Khalifah said to me: Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us, saying: Habib al-Mu'allim narrated to us from Ata' from Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: Sahih al-Bukhari 1651
The Shaykh : However, those who brought sacrificial animals were few, because only the wealthy brought sacrificial animals, and the majority of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were poor. Thus, the majority of them converted their Hajj to an 'Umrah and converted their combined Hajj and 'Umrah to an 'Umrah, so that they would become those performing Tamattu'. If you ask: Is it permissible for a person to convert his Hajj to an 'Umrah in order to exit the state of ihram and return to his family? The answer is: No, because he was only ordered to convert his Hajj to an 'Umrah so that he would become one performing Tamattu', and Tamattu' is better. He was not granted a dispensation to convert his Hajj to an 'Umrah in order to exit the state of ihram quickly and return to his family.
The Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Talha had the Hadi (sacrifice) with them. `Ali arrived from Yemen and had a Hadi with him. `Ali said, "I have assumed Ihram for what the Prophet (ﷺ) has done." The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered his companions to perform the `Umra with the lhram which they had assumed, and after finishing Tawaf (of Ka`ba, Safa and Marwa) to cut short their hair, and to finish their lhram except those who had Hadi with them. They (the people) said, "How can we proceed to Mina (for Hajj) after having sexual relations with our wives?" When that news reached the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "If I had formerly known what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi with me. Had there been no Hadi with me, I would have finished the state of lhram." `Aisha got her menses, so she performed all the ceremonies of Hajj except Tawaf of the Ka`ba, and when she got clean (from her menses), she performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba. She said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (All of you) are returning with the Hajj and `Umra, but I am returning after performing Hajj only." So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr to accompany her to Tan`im and thus she performed the `Umra after the Hajj.
أهلّ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم هو وأصحابه بالحج وليس مع أحد منهم هدي غير النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وطلحة وقدم علي من اليمن ومعه هدي فقال : أهللت بما أهل به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أصحابه أن يجعلوها عمرة ويطوفوا ثم يقصروا ويحلوا إلا من كان معه الهدي فقالوا ننطلق إلى منىً وذكر أحدنا يقطر فبلغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : لو استقبلت من أمري ما استدبرت ما أهديت ولولا أن معي الهدي لأحللت ، وحاضت عائشة رضي الله عنها فنسكت المناسك كلها غير أنها لم تطف بالبيت فلما طهرت طافت بالبيت قالت : يا رسول الله تنطلقون بحجة وعمرة وأنطلق بحج فأمر عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر أن يخرج معها إلى التنعيم فاعتمرت بعد الحجThe Shaykh : However, those who brought sacrificial animals were few, because only the wealthy brought sacrificial animals, and the majority of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were poor. Thus, the majority of them converted their Hajj to an 'Umrah and converted their combined Hajj and 'Umrah to an 'Umrah, so that they would become those performing Tamattu'. If you ask: Is it permissible for a person to convert his Hajj to an 'Umrah in order to exit the state of ihram and return to his family? The answer is: No, because he was only ordered to convert his Hajj to an 'Umrah so that he would become one performing Tamattu', and Tamattu' is better. He was not granted a dispensation to convert his Hajj to an 'Umrah in order to exit the state of ihram quickly and return to his family.