What is the correct view regarding the types of Hajj rituals?
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Question:
We are some of the students of the school. One of our colleagues in the Islamic Education Department in the curriculum said that there are only two types of Hajj rituals: qiran and tamattu', and that there is no third ritual as some claim, which they call ifrad. He presented us with a set of evidence and the statements of some scholars, such as al-Shawkani, Ibn Hazm, and others. He said: "Go back to the book of al-Bukhari and Zad al-Ma'ad." What is the stronger position in this issue? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is a false error. The scholars have agreed that the rituals are three: a standalone Hajj, qiran, and tamattu', by the consensus of the scholars. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the Companions a choice at the miqat during the Farewell Pilgrimage among these.
However, it is recommended for one who arrives in Makkah without a sacrificial animal and has entered the state of ihram for Hajj or qiran to make it an 'Umrah, whether it was a standalone Hajj or qiran, if he has no sacrificial animal; so what is prescribed for him is to make it an 'Umrah: he circumambulates, walks between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and shortens his hair. Otherwise, the Hajj is not abrogated; its ritual is independent, and the ritual of qiran is independent.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of Urwah ibn al-Mudarris's ihram for Hajj and did not order him to break it. The point is that breaking it is a recommended practice, and on the correct view, it is a recommended practice. Some said that it is specific to the Companions, as Abu Dharr said that it is specific to us. The correct view is that it is not specific to the Companions, but it is recommended for one who arrives in Makkah in the state of ihram for a standalone Hajj or qiran and has no sacrificial animal: no camels, no cattle, and no sheep, to make it an 'Umrah: he circumambulates, walks between al-Safa and al-Marwah, shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram. As for his claim that it is invalid and that it was abrogated; this is an error by the one who said it.
We are some of the students of the school. One of our colleagues in the Islamic Education Department in the curriculum said that there are only two types of Hajj rituals: qiran and tamattu', and that there is no third ritual as some claim, which they call ifrad. He presented us with a set of evidence and the statements of some scholars, such as al-Shawkani, Ibn Hazm, and others. He said: "Go back to the book of al-Bukhari and Zad al-Ma'ad." What is the stronger position in this issue? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is a false error. The scholars have agreed that the rituals are three: a standalone Hajj, qiran, and tamattu', by the consensus of the scholars. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the Companions a choice at the miqat during the Farewell Pilgrimage among these.
However, it is recommended for one who arrives in Makkah without a sacrificial animal and has entered the state of ihram for Hajj or qiran to make it an 'Umrah, whether it was a standalone Hajj or qiran, if he has no sacrificial animal; so what is prescribed for him is to make it an 'Umrah: he circumambulates, walks between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and shortens his hair. Otherwise, the Hajj is not abrogated; its ritual is independent, and the ritual of qiran is independent.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of Urwah ibn al-Mudarris's ihram for Hajj and did not order him to break it. The point is that breaking it is a recommended practice, and on the correct view, it is a recommended practice. Some said that it is specific to the Companions, as Abu Dharr said that it is specific to us. The correct view is that it is not specific to the Companions, but it is recommended for one who arrives in Makkah in the state of ihram for a standalone Hajj or qiran and has no sacrificial animal: no camels, no cattle, and no sheep, to make it an 'Umrah: he circumambulates, walks between al-Safa and al-Marwah, shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram. As for his claim that it is invalid and that it was abrogated; this is an error by the one who said it.
Source
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