Is it obligatory for someone who performed Umrah during the months of Hajj with the intention of performing Hajj in the same year, to perform Tamattu' and offer a sacrifice upon his return for Hajj, despite his intention to perform Hajj Ifrad and his residency in Medina?
The Mutamatti' (one performing Tamattu' Hajj) is someone who enters into the state of Ihram for 'Umrah during the months of Hajj and completes it, then enters into Ihram for Hajj in the same year. One of the conditions of Tamattu' is that the 'Umrah performer does not travel to their homeland after 'Umrah. If they travel there and then return for Hajj, they are considered a Mufrid (one performing Ifrad Hajj) and are not obligated to offer a sacrificial animal (hady), because they initiated a new journey for Hajj. However, if they travel to another place other than their homeland, such as Jeddah, and then return in a state of Ihram for Hajj, they remain a Mutamatti'. The majority of scholars hold that if someone performs 'Umrah in Shawwal, then returns to their family, then comes for Hajj as a Mufrid, they are not a Mutamatti' and are not obligated to offer a hady, and this is the most preponderant view. Whoever performs 'Umrah and remains in Jeddah, Ta'if, or Madinah, then enters into Ihram for Hajj, is a Mutamatti' and must offer the hady for Tamattu'. If the 'Umrah performer returns in their second journey in a state of Ihram for 'Umrah, and then exits Ihram and stays to perform Hajj, they are considered a Mutamatti' based on the last 'Umrah they performed. Whoever returns to their homeland after 'Umrah and then initiates a new journey for Hajj from their homeland, is a Mufrid, and is not obligated to offer the hady for Tamattu', unless their action was a stratagem to avoid the hady.
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