A man who enters ihram for Hajj and is prevented: what he owes

Sayyiduna Hajjaj bin Amr al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever intends Hajj (and enters ihram), then his leg or the like is broken or he becomes lame, should come out of ihram, and he must make up the Hajj." The narrator said: I mentioned this hadith to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and they both said: He has spoken the truth.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Allah Almighty has commanded equivalence; would He take more than that from you? A Hajj for a Hajj, and an Umrah for an Umrah.

Ikrimah said: When a person enters ihram for Hajj and is then prevented, he must offer a sacrificial animal (hady). Then, if the way opens up for him, he should turn it into an Umrah and perform Hajj in a later year, but no sacrifice is due from him. If he delays it until the Hajj has taken place, he owes both a Hajj and an Umrah the following year, and whatever sacrificial animal is available to him; and if he does not find a sacrificial animal, he should fast three days in such a way that the last fast falls on the Day of Arafah.

Ibrahim said: Sa'id bin Jubayr asked me about this, and I informed him. Then he gestured with his hand like this, placing the tip of his thumb on the tip of his index finger, the way a pebble is thrown, and said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said the same.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon and said: O people! By Allah, combining Umrah with Hajj (tamattu') is not as you people say. Rather, combining Umrah with Hajj is this: a person enters ihram for Hajj, then an illness or something else hinders him until the days of Hajj pass; then he arrives and converts that Hajj into an Umrah, performs Hajj tamattu' the following year, and also sends a sacrificial animal (offers a sacrifice). This is combining Umrah with Hajj.

Al-Hasan said: He owes a Hajj and an Umrah.

Al-Hasan said: He owes a Hajj and an Umrah.

Something similar is reported from Ibrahim.

Al-Sha'bi said: He owes only a Hajj, in the following year.

Ata said: If he has (already) performed Hajj, he must reach the House of Allah with a Hajj or an Umrah; and if he has not (yet) performed Hajj, he owes a Hajj.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: When a person makes Hajj binding upon himself and is then prevented, he should send his sacrificial animal (hady). When the animal reaches its place, he becomes free of some restrictions and remains in ihram with regard to others. Then, when the following year comes, he should enter ihram for both Hajj and Umrah; and if he combines the two, a sacrifice is also due from him. And if he wishes, he may wait for a while when he is prevented; then, when the prevention ends, he should go to the House of Allah and perform the tawaf; the Umrah will suffice for him, and he owes a Hajj the following year.

Ibn Awn said: I asked Salim and al-Qasim about the person who is prevented (muhsar). Both of them gave an answer similar to that of Muhammad (Ibn Sirin).

Ma'bad bin Hazabah al-Makhzumi fell on the road during a journey to Makkah. His son went to the watering place where his father had fallen, and on the way he found Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Marwan bin al-Hakam. His father's fall was mentioned to them, and they all said: He should use whatever remedy will make him well; then, when he recovers, he should perform Umrah and thereby end the Hajj. And if he catches the Hajj, he should perform Hajj and give whatever sacrifice is available.