What is the reason for 'Umar's prohibition of tamattu' in Hajj?
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The questioner : Salim: Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, is this what 'Umar intended?
The Shaykh : That is not what he intended, may Allah bless you. Because it is authentically reported from him that he used to prohibit tamattu' of Hajj and strike people for it, explaining (may Allah be pleased with him) that he wanted the House to have regular visitors, meaning that people should constantly come to the House. Because if they did not come to the House except for Hajj and made it an 'Umrah, the House would be left empty. This was in their time. But in our time, and praise be to Allah, the House is not left empty now; you find it full at all times. However, at certain times, meaning we have experienced that if a person goes at a time other than Hajj, he finds it empty, meaning you circumambulate and there is only one or two men with you. We have experienced this.
The Shaykh : That is not what he intended, may Allah bless you. Because it is authentically reported from him that he used to prohibit tamattu' of Hajj and strike people for it, explaining (may Allah be pleased with him) that he wanted the House to have regular visitors, meaning that people should constantly come to the House. Because if they did not come to the House except for Hajj and made it an 'Umrah, the House would be left empty. This was in their time. But in our time, and praise be to Allah, the House is not left empty now; you find it full at all times. However, at certain times, meaning we have experienced that if a person goes at a time other than Hajj, he finds it empty, meaning you circumambulate and there is only one or two men with you. We have experienced this.