Tamattu' is better for the one who has not brought the sacrificial animal

Question: Which is better for the pilgrim, tamattu' or qiran? If tamattu' is the case, how does one respond to the one who says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj as a qarin? And if qiran is better, how does one respond to the one who says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended tamattu' and did not intend anything but the best?

Answer: The best is tamattu'; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his companions to perform tamattu' with an 'Umrah, which is that they circumambulate, walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and shorten their hair, and this is the best. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And the one who has a sacrificial animal, it is better for him to enter the state of ihram for Hajj and 'Umrah as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. And the one who does not have a sacrificial animal, it is better for him to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, so he circumambulates, walks between al-Safa and al-Marwah, shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram. Then he enters the state of ihram for Hajj on the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah this year.