When I arrived for the first time in Jeddah, Haj was supposed to fall immediately after my arrival.
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Salam.When
I arrived for the first time in Jeddah, Haj was supposed to fall immediately
after my arrival and I decided to do the haj that year itself. I am confused on
the matter that the driver who took me to perform Haj did not drop for Umrah
rather proceeded directly to Mena. I returned to offer Tawaf Ziyarah only after
stoning the Jamarat on the first day. Is doing Haj without doing Omrah even for
once is okay or there is any problem in that. Thank you for your advise.
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Answer:
Hajj ifrad qiran
tamattu
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.
There is allowance in the Shariah for a pilgrim to perform
three types of Hajj:
- Hajj-e-Ifraad:
ie. where a pilgrim performs only the Hajj without the Umrah pilgrimage.
- Hajj-e-Qiran:
ie. where the pilgrim performs both the Umrah and the Hajj pilgrimage in
one state of ‘ehraam’.
- Hajj-e-Tamattu:
ie. where the pilgrim enters in the state of ‘ehram’ from the ‘Meeqat’ and
performs the Umrah first, then comes out of the state of ‘ehram’, and before
the days of Hajj enters into the state of ‘ehram’ for a second time to
perform the Hajj pilgrimage.
Your
Question: Is doing Haj without doing Omrah even for once is okay or there is
any problem in that.
If one wishes or chooses to perform only the Hajj
pilgrimage without the Umrah or ‘Hajj-e-Ifraad’, there is absolutely no harm.
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
Wister