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How Residents of Jeddah Perform Hajj Tamattu`

01 June, 2023
Q I am a resident of Jeddah for the last10 years and I am planning to perform Hajj this year insha Allah. My question is: I performed umrah in the second week of Shawwal but I didn't have niyyah for Hajj. I am going to perform Tamattu’, should I perform Umrah again?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.


In this fatwa:

If you are a resident of Jeddah and you did not have the intention to perform hajj at the time, it is best that you do another `umrah with the intention of hajj tamattu’.


Responding to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:

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If you simply went to Makkah for `Uumrah and at that time, you didn’t have the intention to perform hajj, and later you decided to perform hajj tamattu’, then it is best that you do another `umrah. That is the preferred view, although there are some scholars who hold that anyone who performs `umrah during the hajj months and performs hajj after is automatically considered as a mutamatti‘, and hence should offer sacrifice.

However, you are being a resident of Jeddah who did not have the intention to perform hajj at the time, it is best that you do another `umrah with the intention of hajj tamatt`.

In acts of worship, it is always good to go for the safest option unless you are facing hardship which calls for a relaxed ruling.

I pray to Allah to accept your hajj.

Almighty Allah knows best.

Source: AsktehScholar.com

For more, see these fatwas:

Farewell Tawaf: Obligatory for the People of Jeddah?

Can I Assume Ihram for Umrah from Jeddah Airport?