A person arrived from his country to Madinah, then intended to perform Hajj. After he arrived in Makkah, performed tawaf, and sa'y, he exited the state of ihram and did not remain in the state of ifrad. Is his Hajj valid?
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The questioner : I came from my country, Sudan, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and that was in the month of Dhul-Qa'dah in the year 1414 of the Hijrah. Then I went to Madinah when I arrived from Sudan, and I visited the Noble Prophet's Mosque. Upon my arrival in the Blessed Makkah, I entered the state of ihram from the miqat, Abi Ali, with the intention of Hajj, and that was on the twenty-third day of Dhul-Qa'dah. I came to the Sacred House, performed tawaf and sa'y, then I exited my state of ihram because I was unable to remain in the state of ihram, and the remaining time until the ascent to the Day of 'Arafah was fourteen days. I ask for your guidance?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment:
Before answering this question, I clarify that I am deeply sorry about a story like the one mentioned by the questioner, where a person does something and then asks about it after doing it. This is a mistake. It is obligatory for a person not to enter into anything until he knows about it. So, if someone wants to perform Hajj, for example, let him study the rulings of Hajj before coming to perform Hajj. Just as if a person wants to travel to a country, he studies the road to that country: is it safe or dangerous? Is it straight or crooked? Does it lead to the country or not?
This is regarding the physical road, so how about the spiritual road, which is the path to Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? I am sorry for many Muslims who are in the state that the questioner described about himself.
What I understood from this question is that the man came from his country intending to go to the Prophet's City (Madinah), and that he entered the state of ihram from the miqat of the Prophet's City, which is Dhul-Hulayfah, i.e., Abi Ali. But he entered the state of ihram as a qarin (combining Hajj and 'Umrah). The qarin who combines Hajj and 'Umrah remains in his state of ihram until the Day of 'Id. But when he performed tawaf and sa'y, and there were still fourteen days remaining until Hajj, he exited the state of ihram. This is what is prescribed for him to do: to exit the state of ihram even if he had intended to be a qarin. He exits the state of ihram when he performs tawaf and sa'y, shortens his hair, then exits the state of ihram and wears his clothes. If it is the eighth day, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj.
What I understood from the question is that the man exited the state of ihram but did not shorten his hair, so he left a wajib (obligatory act) of the 'Umrah, which is shortening the hair. Based on what the scholars said regarding leaving a wajib, he is required to slaughter a sacrificial animal in Makkah and distribute it to the poor. And his Hajj that he performed in the past is a Hajj Tamattu'. So, he is not required to do anything regarding what he did previously except this blood (sacrifice) that became obligatory upon him for leaving the wajib of shortening the hair. As for what remains, he did not ask about it, and it appears that it proceeded validly, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment:
Before answering this question, I clarify that I am deeply sorry about a story like the one mentioned by the questioner, where a person does something and then asks about it after doing it. This is a mistake. It is obligatory for a person not to enter into anything until he knows about it. So, if someone wants to perform Hajj, for example, let him study the rulings of Hajj before coming to perform Hajj. Just as if a person wants to travel to a country, he studies the road to that country: is it safe or dangerous? Is it straight or crooked? Does it lead to the country or not?
This is regarding the physical road, so how about the spiritual road, which is the path to Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? I am sorry for many Muslims who are in the state that the questioner described about himself.
What I understood from this question is that the man came from his country intending to go to the Prophet's City (Madinah), and that he entered the state of ihram from the miqat of the Prophet's City, which is Dhul-Hulayfah, i.e., Abi Ali. But he entered the state of ihram as a qarin (combining Hajj and 'Umrah). The qarin who combines Hajj and 'Umrah remains in his state of ihram until the Day of 'Id. But when he performed tawaf and sa'y, and there were still fourteen days remaining until Hajj, he exited the state of ihram. This is what is prescribed for him to do: to exit the state of ihram even if he had intended to be a qarin. He exits the state of ihram when he performs tawaf and sa'y, shortens his hair, then exits the state of ihram and wears his clothes. If it is the eighth day, he enters the state of ihram for Hajj.
What I understood from the question is that the man exited the state of ihram but did not shorten his hair, so he left a wajib (obligatory act) of the 'Umrah, which is shortening the hair. Based on what the scholars said regarding leaving a wajib, he is required to slaughter a sacrificial animal in Makkah and distribute it to the poor. And his Hajj that he performed in the past is a Hajj Tamattu'. So, he is not required to do anything regarding what he did previously except this blood (sacrifice) that became obligatory upon him for leaving the wajib of shortening the hair. As for what remains, he did not ask about it, and it appears that it proceeded validly, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.