What is the response to those who make tamattu' obligatory?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, Shaykh: Regarding the claim that tamattu' is obligatory, what is the response to those who say so? May Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh : The response to those who say so is from two angles:
The first point: It is established in Sahih Muslim, narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), that he was asked about tamattu', meaning breaking up a solitary or combined Hajj into an 'Umrah, "Is this for you alone, or for the people in general? He said: No, it is for you alone." This is one.
The second: The one who claims it is obligatory is not more knowledgeable than Abu Bakr and 'Umar, nor more learned in the religion of Allah than they are.
If someone says: As for the first point, it is countered—meaning Abu Dharr's statement is countered—by the fact that when Sarraqah ibn Malik ibn Ja'sham said, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And this indicates that it is not specific to the Companions. We say: We resolve this by stating that Abu Dharr's (may Allah be pleased with him) intention was that it is obligatory for the Companions specifically, while for the rest of the people it is recommended. By this, we reconcile the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his command for tamattu' with the statement of the Rightly Guided Caliphs that it is obligatory for the Companions, because they are the ones addressed by the command, and their disobedience to the Messenger would lead to those after them disobeying him all the more, because they are the role models. Then, the difficulty that existed among people at that time, which was that one does not combine 'Umrah and Hajj in a single journey, was removed by the Companions' (may Allah be pleased with them) exiting the state of ihram, so the cause of the obligation was removed. This is the answer, and the correct view is that tamattu' is better but not obligatory. Yes.
The questioner : I did not hear the question.
The Shaykh : We said the question is for the one who is coming. As for a person sitting with us who just wants to give a greeting, there is no place for a greeting. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The response to those who say so is from two angles:
The first point: It is established in Sahih Muslim, narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), that he was asked about tamattu', meaning breaking up a solitary or combined Hajj into an 'Umrah, "Is this for you alone, or for the people in general? He said: No, it is for you alone." This is one.
The second: The one who claims it is obligatory is not more knowledgeable than Abu Bakr and 'Umar, nor more learned in the religion of Allah than they are.
If someone says: As for the first point, it is countered—meaning Abu Dharr's statement is countered—by the fact that when Sarraqah ibn Malik ibn Ja'sham said, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Make them 'Umrah and let them go." He said: "Is this for us this year, or forever?" He said: "No, it is forever."
أحلوا واجعلوها عمرة قال: ألعامنا هذا أم للأبد؟ قال: بل لأبد الأبدThe questioner : I did not hear the question.
The Shaykh : We said the question is for the one who is coming. As for a person sitting with us who just wants to give a greeting, there is no place for a greeting. May Allah reward you with good.