الحج Tamattu

What Does الحج Tamattu Mean in Detail?

الحج Tamattu is the most common type of الحج performed today and is considered the easiest for الحجاج. The process begins when the الحاج enters الإحرام at the Miqat with the intention of العمرة during the الحج months (Shawwal, Dhul Qa'dah, or ذو الحجة). They perform العمرة (الطواف, السعي, and Halq/Taqsir), then fully exit the state of الإحرام, returning to normal life — wearing regular clothes, using perfume, and engaging in all جائز activities. This period of normalcy is the 'enjoyment' (Tamattu) that gives this type its name. On the 8th of ذو الحجة (Yawm al-Tarwiyah), the الحاج re-enters الإحرام for الحج from their accommodation in مكة and proceeds with all the الحج rites. Because the الحاج benefits from performing both العمرة and الحج in a single journey (saving the effort of a separate trip for العمرة), a Hady sacrifice is required as a thanksgiving to Allah. If they cannot afford the sacrifice, they fast three days during الحج and seven days after returning home. النبي مستحب Tamattu to his companions, saying, 'Had I known what I know now, I would not have brought a sacrificial animal and would have made it العمرة.'