وَسُئِلَ مَالِك ، عَمَّنْ خَرَجَ بِهَدْيٍ لِنَفْسِهِ فَأَشْعَرَهُ وَقَلَّدَهُ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ وَلَمْ يُحْرِمْ هُوَ حَتَّى جَاءَ الْجُحْفَةَ ؟ قَالَ : لَا أُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يُصِبْ مَنْ فَعَلَهُ ، وَلَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يُقَلِّدَ الْهَدْيَ وَلَا يُشْعِرَهُ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الْإِهْلَالِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ لَا يُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ ، فَيَبْعَثُ بِهِ وَيُقِيمُ فِي أَهْلِهِ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about a person who set out with a sacrificial animal, performed the marking and garlanding at Dhu’l-Hulayfah, but did not enter into ihram until he reached Juhfah. Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, replied: In my view, this is not good, and whoever does so has made a mistake. Rather, he should perform the marking and garlanding together with ihram. However, a person who does not intend to go with the sacrificial animal may send it without ihram and remain seated at his home.