A man who sends his offering and stays behind: must he enter ihram or not?

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I twisted the cords of the garlands for the sacrificial animals of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) garlanded his sacrificial animals and sent them off, but he remained at home and did not avoid any of the things that a person in ihram avoids.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) sent the sacrificial animal (hady), and did not avoid any of the things that a person in ihram avoids.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Whoever sends off his sacrificial animal (hady) will not avoid any of the things that a person in ihram avoids; only on the night of Muzdalifah should he keep away from his wife.

Al-Hasan gives this same fatwa and says: He will not avoid any of the things that a person in ihram refrains from.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Only the one who begins ihram aloud (ahalla) and recites the talbiyah is in ihram.

Alqamah said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent his sacrificial animal (hady) with me, but he did not enter ihram.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) would send the sacrificial animal (hady), but he did not avoid the things that a person in ihram avoids.