Ruling on the tamattu' of one who returns to his hometown

Question: This person asks and says: If someone comes from Riyadh, for example, as a pilgrim for 'Umrah, then returns to Riyadh, and then leaves from Riyadh again, is he considered a person performing tamattu'?

Answer: This requires detailed explanation. If a person comes from Riyadh, for example, or from Madinah or al-Ta'if, intending to perform 'Umrah as part of tamattu', and he circumambulates, performs sa'y, shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram, then returns to his hometown—whether his hometown is al-Ta'if, Riyadh, Madinah, or elsewhere—and then comes again intending Hajj, his ruling is that of the one performing ifrad. The ruling for his final arrival is the ruling of ifrad, so he does not have to sacrifice an animal for tamattu'. Rather, he owes nothing; he simply performs the acts of Hajj. When he arrives in Makkah, he circumambulates seven times and prays two rak'ahs at the Maqam or in any place in the mosque, then performs sa'y seven times between al-Safa and al-Marwah. This is called the tawaf of arrival, and the sa'y is the sa'y of Hajj. Then he remains in his state of ihram and goes to Mina and 'Arafah while in ihram. When he returns from 'Arafah and Muzdalifah on the day of 'Id, he only has to perform the tawaf, specifically the tawaf of ifadah, which is the tawaf of Hajj, and his previous sa'y suffices for him. However, if he goes directly to Mina and does not go to Makkah, but instead goes to Mina and then to 'Arafah, he must perform tawaf and sa'y after descending from 'Arafah and Muzdalifah; he must perform the tawaf of Hajj and the sa'y of Hajj.