The discussion regarding the best types of pilgrimage.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
In what has come before, we understood that there are six types of pilgrimage?
The questioner : Three.
The Shaykh : Three! What are they?
The questioner : Tamattu', Qiran, and Ifrad.
The Shaykh : Tamattu', Qiran, and Ifrad. Good. Which of these types of pilgrimage is the best?
The questioner : Tamattu'...
The Shaykh : Wait, wait. We have not yet reached the mention of the disagreement. What is the evidence that it is the best?
The questioner : That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the Companions...
The Shaykh : To exit their state of ihram and make it an Umrah. Good. Is there also another factor that strengthens this position?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That the Messenger saidSahih al-Bukhari 7229, Ibn Dawud?
The questioner : Because, Shaykh, he performs many more acts of worship.
The Shaykh : He performs more acts of worship than the others because it includes two circumambulations and two sa'ys.
The questioner : Because it is easier and simpler.
The Shaykh : Easier and simpler, in that a person enjoys relief from the prohibitions of ihram between the Umrah and the Hajj.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That it is the type of pilgrimage mentioned in the Qur'an. However, this may be contested by one who says that Allah mentioned it for the sake of the ruling that follows from it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. This is an argument for its permissibility. In any case, it is the best for three reasons: the Messenger ordered it, it is easier for the one obligated, and it involves more acts of worship. Qiran is included in this. Good, these are three. Is Tamattu' absolutely the best, or is it contradicted by others in some circumstances?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Regarding the disagreement...
The Shaykh : The author's statement.
The questioner : According to the author's statement, it is absolutely the best, except for one who brings sacrificial animals.
The Shaykh : The author's statement is that the best type of pilgrimage is Tamattu'.
The questioner : Yes. According to the author's statement, the best type of pilgrimage is Tamattu'.
The Shaykh : In every case?
The questioner : Except for one who brings sacrificial animals.
The Shaykh : Where in his statement does it say "except for one who brings sacrificial animals"?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : You do not know! How can you judge what you do not know?
The questioner : Absolutely the best.
The Shaykh : Absolutely, even for one who brings sacrificial animals. What do you say?
The attendees: Correct.
The Shaykh : Correct. We said this. How can one perform Tamattu' when he has brought sacrificial animals?
The questioner : To perform Tamattu' when he has brought sacrificial animals?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He exits from the Umrah...
The Shaykh : Allah says[Al-Baqarah 2:196] So one who brings sacrificial animals cannot exit the state of ihram except on the Day of Sacrifice. If it were possible for him to exit, the Messenger would have done so and the issue would have been resolved.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. According to the author's statement, were you present yesterday?
It is not for you... Salim?
The questioner... without any negligence on his part...
The Shaykh : No, no. That is not it.
The questioner : He performs the circumambulation and sa'y for the Umrah and remains in his state of ihram until the Day of Sacrifice.
The Shaykh : Good. He performs the circumambulation and sa'y for the Umrah and remains in his state of ihram until the Day of Sacrifice. In reality, in this case, he has not achieved Tamattu'.
There is no question. The best type of pilgrimage is Tamattu'. What is the opinion of the Shaykh al-Islam on this issue? Adam?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is the opinion of the Shaykh al-Islam on this issue? Is the best type of pilgrimage Tamattu' absolutely, or does he have a detailed ruling on this?
The questioner : He has a detailed ruling.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ... For one who does not bring sacrificial animals.
The Shaykh : And for one who brings sacrificial animals?
The questioner : Qiran is better.
The Shaykh : Qiran is better. That is one point. Yes? 'Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : That if one performs the Umrah in... the months of Hajj... in Makkah, then Ifrad is better.
The Shaykh : And likewise, if one undertakes a journey specifically for Hajj, then Ifrad is better. However, some of our brothers mentioned to us yesterday, and his name is Khalid al-Musallih, that the Shaykh al-Islam's statement differed on this issue.
Good. Is Ifrad difficult to perform at this time?
The questioner : It is not difficult.
The Shaykh : It is not difficult. This is contrary to some of the contemporary scholars who said that Ifrad is difficult. In their view, if one brings sacrificial animals, then Qiran is the ruling, and if one does not bring sacrificial animals, then Tamattu' is the ruling, and there is no Ifrad. But this is a very weak opinion, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), led by Abu Bakr and 'Umar, all were ordered to perform Ifrad. Indeed, in the hadith of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) which Muslim narrated, the people entered the state of ihram with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), some of them as pilgrims for Hajj, some as pilgrims for Umrah, and some as pilgrims for both Hajj and Umrah. When they arrived in Makkah, he ordered those who had not brought sacrificial animals to make it an Umrah. Who did this include? It included the one performing Qiran and the one performing Ifrad who had not brought sacrificial animals, ordering them to make it an Umrah. As for the one who brought sacrificial animals, he remains in his state of ihram. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that even the one performing Ifrad remains in his state of ihram if he has brought sacrificial animals. Good. And this opinion is the correct one, and it is the practice of the people.
In what has come before, we understood that there are six types of pilgrimage?
The questioner : Three.
The Shaykh : Three! What are they?
The questioner : Tamattu', Qiran, and Ifrad.
The Shaykh : Tamattu', Qiran, and Ifrad. Good. Which of these types of pilgrimage is the best?
The questioner : Tamattu'...
The Shaykh : Wait, wait. We have not yet reached the mention of the disagreement. What is the evidence that it is the best?
The questioner : That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the Companions...
The Shaykh : To exit their state of ihram and make it an Umrah. Good. Is there also another factor that strengthens this position?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That the Messenger said
If I had formerly known what I came to know recently, I would not have driven the Hadi with me and would have finished the state of Ihram along with the people
لو استقبلت من أمري ما استدبرت ما سقت الهدي ولأحللت معكمThe questioner : Because, Shaykh, he performs many more acts of worship.
The Shaykh : He performs more acts of worship than the others because it includes two circumambulations and two sa'ys.
The questioner : Because it is easier and simpler.
The Shaykh : Easier and simpler, in that a person enjoys relief from the prohibitions of ihram between the Umrah and the Hajj.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That it is the type of pilgrimage mentioned in the Qur'an. However, this may be contested by one who says that Allah mentioned it for the sake of the ruling that follows from it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. This is an argument for its permissibility. In any case, it is the best for three reasons: the Messenger ordered it, it is easier for the one obligated, and it involves more acts of worship. Qiran is included in this. Good, these are three. Is Tamattu' absolutely the best, or is it contradicted by others in some circumstances?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Regarding the disagreement...
The Shaykh : The author's statement.
The questioner : According to the author's statement, it is absolutely the best, except for one who brings sacrificial animals.
The Shaykh : The author's statement is that the best type of pilgrimage is Tamattu'.
The questioner : Yes. According to the author's statement, the best type of pilgrimage is Tamattu'.
The Shaykh : In every case?
The questioner : Except for one who brings sacrificial animals.
The Shaykh : Where in his statement does it say "except for one who brings sacrificial animals"?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : You do not know! How can you judge what you do not know?
The questioner : Absolutely the best.
The Shaykh : Absolutely, even for one who brings sacrificial animals. What do you say?
The attendees: Correct.
The Shaykh : Correct. We said this. How can one perform Tamattu' when he has brought sacrificial animals?
The questioner : To perform Tamattu' when he has brought sacrificial animals?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He exits from the Umrah...
The Shaykh : Allah says
And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter
ولا تحلقوا رؤوسكم حتى يبلغ الهدي محلهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. According to the author's statement, were you present yesterday?
It is not for you... Salim?
The questioner... without any negligence on his part...
The Shaykh : No, no. That is not it.
The questioner : He performs the circumambulation and sa'y for the Umrah and remains in his state of ihram until the Day of Sacrifice.
The Shaykh : Good. He performs the circumambulation and sa'y for the Umrah and remains in his state of ihram until the Day of Sacrifice. In reality, in this case, he has not achieved Tamattu'.
There is no question. The best type of pilgrimage is Tamattu'. What is the opinion of the Shaykh al-Islam on this issue? Adam?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is the opinion of the Shaykh al-Islam on this issue? Is the best type of pilgrimage Tamattu' absolutely, or does he have a detailed ruling on this?
The questioner : He has a detailed ruling.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ... For one who does not bring sacrificial animals.
The Shaykh : And for one who brings sacrificial animals?
The questioner : Qiran is better.
The Shaykh : Qiran is better. That is one point. Yes? 'Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : That if one performs the Umrah in... the months of Hajj... in Makkah, then Ifrad is better.
The Shaykh : And likewise, if one undertakes a journey specifically for Hajj, then Ifrad is better. However, some of our brothers mentioned to us yesterday, and his name is Khalid al-Musallih, that the Shaykh al-Islam's statement differed on this issue.
Good. Is Ifrad difficult to perform at this time?
The questioner : It is not difficult.
The Shaykh : It is not difficult. This is contrary to some of the contemporary scholars who said that Ifrad is difficult. In their view, if one brings sacrificial animals, then Qiran is the ruling, and if one does not bring sacrificial animals, then Tamattu' is the ruling, and there is no Ifrad. But this is a very weak opinion, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), led by Abu Bakr and 'Umar, all were ordered to perform Ifrad. Indeed, in the hadith of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) which Muslim narrated, the people entered the state of ihram with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), some of them as pilgrims for Hajj, some as pilgrims for Umrah, and some as pilgrims for both Hajj and Umrah. When they arrived in Makkah, he ordered those who had not brought sacrificial animals to make it an Umrah. Who did this include? It included the one performing Qiran and the one performing Ifrad who had not brought sacrificial animals, ordering them to make it an Umrah. As for the one who brought sacrificial animals, he remains in his state of ihram. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that even the one performing Ifrad remains in his state of ihram if he has brought sacrificial animals. Good. And this opinion is the correct one, and it is the practice of the people.