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Bro. Burhan i have one question. Below is the one

I am living in Jeddah, is it permissible for me to do Hajj Tamattoo and is it permissible for me to do umrah  ( tamatoo umrah) and leave back to my home in jeddah after finishing tamattoo umrah and wait for the hajj i.e 8th of zil hijja.

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Answer:

Perform hajj tamatto from Jeddah

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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 he must make an offering such as he can afford it he should fast three days during the Hajj and seven days on his return making ten days in all. This is for those whose household is not in (the precincts of) the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah and know that Allah is strict in punishment.

The absolute majority of the scholars and jurists in Islam are of the opinion that Hajj-Tamatto or Hajj-Qiraan (where one does the Umrah and the Hajj pilgrimages in one trip) may only be performed by those whose household is not in the vicinity of Makkah. For those whose households are in the vicinity of Makkah, it is preferred that they perform the Hajj-Ifraad (Hajj alone) during the Hajj days, and perform the Umrah at other times of the year so that the Sacred House of Allah is never empty or unvisited.

There are basically three opinions amongst the scholars regarding the phrase: ‘those whose household is not in (the precincts of) the Sacred Mosque’.

1. Those who are residents of the city of Makkah.
2. Those who reside within the prescribed ‘hudood’ of Makkah.
3. Those who reside within the area prescribed as ‘meeqat’.

The vast majority of the scholars and jurists in Islam, including Imam Maalik of the Maaliki School of Thought, are of the opinion that the believers who are fortunate to reside within the ‘meeqat’ area must not perform Hajj-Tamatto or Hajj-Qiran, but rather it is preferred that they perform the Hajj-Ifraad (Hajj only) and perform the Umrah pilgrimages at other times of the year.

Respected brother, since you happen to reside in Jeddah which is within the ‘meeqat’ area, it would be preferred and more meritorious that you do not perform Hajj-Tamatto or Hajj-Qiran, but rather perform ‘Hajj-Ifraad’ (Hajj only).

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