Is It Considered Tamattuʿ If One Performs ʿUmrah in Shawwāl Without Intending Hajj?
Extracted from: Fatāwā Arkān-e-Islām
❖ Question:
If someone enters into Iḥrām for ʿUmrah in the month of Shawwāl, completes the ʿUmrah, but initially has no intention to perform Hajj, and later decides to perform Hajj — will this be considered Hajj al-Tamattuʿ?
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd…
If a person performs ʿUmrah in the month of Shawwāl, and at that time does not intend to perform Hajj, but later decides to perform Hajj during the same season, then:
✿ This will not be considered Hajj al-Tamattuʿ.
✿ No sacrificial animal (qurbānī) will be obligatory upon him.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
