Traveling between 'Umrah and Hajj to Jeddah; is one considered a mutamatti' and is the sacrificial animal obligatory?

Question: In the year 1403 AH, I was residing in Riyadh and went to Jeddah in Shawwal. From there, I went to perform 'Umrah, then returned to Jeddah and stayed there until the season of Hajj in the same year. I then went and performed Hajj, and after completing both Hajj and 'Umrah, I returned to Riyadh. In this year, one of the brothers informed me that I am considered a muqarin (one who combines 'Umrah and Hajj) and that I must slaughter an animal. Is this statement correct? Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer: Many scholars say that if a person performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj) travels between the two to Jeddah, Madinah, or Ta'if, and then enters the state of ihram for Hajj from Jeddah, or from the miqat of Madinah if he traveled to Madinah, or from the miqat of Ta'if if he traveled to Ta'if, the obligation of the sacrificial animal for tamattu' is lifted from him. Other scholars hold that the blood (sacrifice) is not lifted from him, and the description of tamattu' does not cease due to this travel, so the sacrificial animal for tamattu' is obligatory upon him. This is the stronger position, due to the generality of the statement of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) : [al-Baqarah:196], and the generality of the hadiths reported regarding this matter. And success is from Allah.