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Types of Hajj
There are three types of Hajj:
1.) Qirān (2. Tamattu’ (3. Ifrād
1. Qirān
It is the most preferred type of Hajj. The performer of this Hajj is
called a Qārin. For this Hajj, the intention of both Hajj and ‘Umraĥ
is made together after Iḥrām has been put on. After performing
‘Umraĥ, a Qārin cannot get Ḥalq or Qaṣr done; rather, he will remain
in the state of Iḥrām as usual. On the 10 th , 11 th or 12 th of Żul-Ḥijjaĥ,
after having Ḥalq or Qaṣr done and offering sacrifice (Qurbānī), he
will remove his Iḥrām.
2. Tamattu’
The performer of this type of Hajj is called a Mutamatte’. Those
coming from outside Mīqāt in the months of Hajj can perform this
Hajj. For example, the people from Indo-Pak usually perform
Tamattu’. The convenience that lies in it is that a Mutamatte’, after
performing ‘Umraĥ, can get Ḥalq or Qaṣr done and remove his
Iḥrām. Then, on the 8 th of Żul-Ḥijjaĥ or before it, Iḥrām of Hajj is
put on.
3. Ifrād
The performer of this type of Hajj is called a Mufrid. This type of
Hajj does not include ‘Umraĥ. Only the Iḥrām for Hajj is put on. The
residents of Makkaĥ and Ḥillī, i.e. those living between Ḥaram area
and Mīqāt (e.g. the people of Jeddah) perform Hajj Ifrād. If they
perform Hajj Qirān or Hajj Tamattu’, Dam will become Wājib.
However, Āfāqī can perform ‘Ifrād’.