Why the Companions ﵃ Forbade Tamattu'

Question

(1) Of the three kinds of Hajj, in tamattu' a person, having completed the rites of 'Umra, comes out of ihram and, until the days of Hajj, lives in Makkah al-Mu'azzama in his regional dress, with his own appearance and bearing, and with his family and national characteristics and distinctions.

Answer

Those Companions ﵃ who forbade performing Hajj and 'Umra together — Hafiz Abu Bakr al-Jassas ﵀ has set out three reasons for this in Ahkam al-Qur'an. The first reason is that 'Umra, like Hajj, is an independent act of worship, and a separate journey should be undertaken for it too, just as one is undertaken for Hajj; performing it within the Hajj would take away its…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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