Hajj ifraad economical.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Salaamo
alaikum ,
As I
understand : It is not essential to perform a sacrifice if a pilgrim does
Ifraad hajj.
Could
you kindly clarify then :
Why
does everybody not perform Ifraad hajj as it will be more economical with
one ritual less ? Why do pilgrims even consider Tamattu and Qiran Haj when
Ifrad has one duty less and is obviously mor economical ?
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Answer:
Hajj ifraad
economical
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Hadrat Aishah (r.a.) reported: "We left
(Madinah) with Allah's Messenger (saws) to perform the Farewell Hajj. Some of us declared ihram to perform 'Umrah
(Tamattu), while others declared their intentions to perform both Hajj and
'Umrah (Qiran). Yet others declared their ihram to perform Hajj only (Ifraad).”
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
There is allowance in the Shariah for a pilgrim whose
house is not in the vicinity of the Sacred Precint to perform any one of the
three types of Hajj:
But if one’s house is in the vicinity of the Sacred
Precinct, such a person is not permitted to perform the Hajj and Umrah together
(tamattu/qiran)….they are under obligation only to perform the Hajj Ifraad.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 196:
196 And complete the Hajj or Umra in the service of Allah. But if ye are prevented (from completing it)
send an offering for sacrifice such as ye may find and do not shave your heads
until the offering reaches the place of sacrifice. And if any of you is ill or has an ailment in
his scalp (necessitating shaving) (he should) in compensation either fast or
feed the poor or offer sacrifice; and when ye are in peaceful conditions (again)
if anyone wishes to continue the Umra on to the Hajj (Tamattu) he must make an
offering such as he can afford. But if he cannot affard it, he should fast
three days during the Hajj and seven days on his return making ten days in
all. This (permission for Tamattu/Qiran) is for those whose household is
not in (the vicinity of) the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah and know that Allah is strict
in punishment.
Your
Question: …As I understand : It is not essential to perform a sacrifice
if a pilgrim does Ifraad hajj.
Indeed it is not obligatory for one who makes intention to
perform the ‘Hajj Ifraad’ to offer a sacrifice; but if one chooses to offer a
sacrifice of his own free will, there is absolutely no harm.
Your
Question: ….Could you kindly clarify then :
Why does
everybody not perform Ifraad hajj as it will be more economical with one
ritual less ? Why do pilgrims even consider Tamattu and Qiran Haj when Ifrad
has one duty less and is obviously mor economical ?
When one intends to go for Hajj, one’s intention should be
how best to fulfill this obligatory duty of Hajj unto their Lord, and not how
cheapest, or most economical, or how easiest and quickest, or how may one
offload this ‘supposed’ burden off their backs by doing the least amount of
rituals!!! Do such people not know that Allah Subhanah is Absolutely
Self-Sufficient and stands in need of absolutely no one in creation!!!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imran verses 96-97:
Undoubtedly the first House of Worship ever to
be built for mankind is the one which is at Makkah. It was blessed, and made the center of
guidance for all the peoples. In it are
clear Signs; there is a spot where
Ibraheem used to worship; and it is the Sanctuary, and whoever enters it
becomes safe and secure. Allah
has, therefore, a right on the people that the one,
who can afford to reach the House,
should perform Hajj there. And the one who disobeys (this commandment
should know that) Allah is
Self-Sufficient, and does not stand in need of anyone.
Those who reside in the vicinity of the Sacred House are
commanded to perform only the Hajj Ifraad (Hajj alone); and come back as often
as they can or is easy for them at other times for the smaller pilgrimage of
Umrah…..so that the Sacred House of Allah is frequently visited around the year
and never empty or scarce of worshippers.
But if one is coming from a far-off land, and perchance
has only one chance in his life to visit the Sacred House…..such believers have
the option of taking this opportunity and performing both the smaller pilgrimage
of Umrah and the main Hajj pilgrimage in one trip.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
