Can a resident of Makkah perform tamattu'?
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The questioner : As for the resident of Makkah, is it permissible for him to perform tamattu'?
The Shaykh : The case of the resident of Makkah is based on a disagreement regarding the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:196] Does this reference point to tamattu' or to the obligation of the sacrificial animal? It appears that it refers to the obligation of the sacrificial animal. If a resident of Makkah arrives in Makkah during the months of Hajj and enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, then performs Hajj, he is a person performing tamattu', because otherwise he would have entered the state of ihram for Hajj. Thus, tamattu' is for the people of Makkah, but no sacrificial animal is required of them.
The questioner : What if he initiated the act from within the sacred precinct?
The Shaykh : If he initiated it from within the sacred precinct, I told you: if he arrived in Makkah, a resident of Makkah who lives in Madinah, and arrived in Makkah during the months of Hajj and performed 'Umrah, and remained in his country until he entered the state of ihram for Hajj.
The Shaykh : The case of the resident of Makkah is based on a disagreement regarding the statement of Allah the Exalted:
This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram
ذلك لمن لم يكن أهله حاضري المسجد الحرامThe questioner : What if he initiated the act from within the sacred precinct?
The Shaykh : If he initiated it from within the sacred precinct, I told you: if he arrived in Makkah, a resident of Makkah who lives in Madinah, and arrived in Makkah during the months of Hajj and performed 'Umrah, and remained in his country until he entered the state of ihram for Hajj.