The ruling on one who performs 'Umrah in the months of Hajj and then intends to perform Hajj

This message was received by the program from the listener: Hisham Muhammad Yusuf al-Masri from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. He says in his message and in his first question: If a person performs 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, and then performs Hajj in the same year, is he considered a mutamatti' and is a sacrificial animal obligatory upon him, even if he travels between the two? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: Yes, if a Muslim performs 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, in Shawwal, or in Dhul-Qa'dah, or in the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and then performs Hajj in the same year, he is called a mutamatti' and is considered a mutamatti', and the sacrificial animal of tamattu' is obligatory upon him. This is one-seventh of a camel, or one-seventh of a cow, or a two-year-old goat, or a one-year-old sheep, which is slaughtered in Makkah for the poor. He may eat from it and give it as a gift. This is what is obligatory upon him. However, if he travels between the two a short distance, it does not harm him. This is the kind of travel in which one does not shorten the prayer, such as the outskirts of Makkah and the like; it does not harm and does not prevent the obligation of the sacrificial animal.
As for if he travels a distance in which the prayer is shortened, such as traveling to al-Madinah or to al-Ta'if or the like, there is a difference of opinion among the scholars regarding this. Some of the scholars said: He becomes one who performs Hajj alone (ifrad), so the sacrificial animal is dropped from him; because he traveled between the two and performed an ifrad Hajj. And others among the scholars went to the view that he does not become one who performs Hajj alone, but rather he remains a mutamatti' even if he traveled to al-Madinah or to al-Ta'if or to somewhere else, or to Jeddah and the like. Rather, he remains in the state of tamattu' and the sacrificial animal is upon him. This is the stronger position and this is the closest to the generality of the evidence; because Allah the Exalted said: [al-Baqarah:196]. So this generality indicates that even if he traveled between the two, the sacrificial animal of tamattu' is upon him.
And a group of scholars also went to the view that if he travels to his family, and then returns to perform an ifrad Hajj, the sacrificial animal is dropped from him. This is established from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and his son 'Abdullah. This is an exception to the generality if he travels specifically to his family, and then returns to perform an ifrad Hajj; in that case, the sacrificial animal is dropped from him according to the majority of the scholars.
The position of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is that the sacrificial animal is upon everyone who combined 'Umrah with Hajj, even if he traveled to his family or to somewhere other than his family, absolutely. As long as he performed 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, and then performed Hajj in the same year, the expiation is upon him. And what the majority of the scholars hold is: if he travels to his family and then performs an ifrad Hajj, there is no sacrificial animal upon him. And this is the closest, if Allah wills. And if he pays the expiation as a precaution, as Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, then this is good from the perspective of: .
The presenter: May Allah reward you.