Does traveling to Madinah remove the obligation of Hady from a Mutamatti‘?

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Fatwas > Dhul-Qa`dah Fatwas > Does traveling to Madinah remove the obligation of Hady from a Mutamatti‘? 63-Traveling to Madinah does not remove the obligation of offering Hady from the pilgrim performing Tamattu‘ Hajj Q: Some Muslims perform ‘Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in Shawwal, and then go to Al-Madinah for a visit. After this, they perform Ifrad Hajj (performing Hajj only) without offering a Hady (sacrificial animal offered by pilgrims).  A: It is obligatory on everyone who performs ‘Umrah in Shawwal, Dhul-Qa‘dah, or the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and then enters Ihram (ritual state for Hajj and ‘Umrah) to perform Ifrad Hajj (performing Hajj only), whether from the Miqat (site for entering the ritual state for Hajj and ‘Umrah) for Al-Madinah or any other place, or fromMakkah, to offer a Hady for Tamattu‘ Hajj (`Umrah during the months of Hajj followed by Hajj in the same year with a break in between). The Hady should either be one sheep or goat, or one-seventh of a camel or a cow, which fulfills the conditions for an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims). This is because they are under the ruling of Tamattu‘ Hajj. Allah (Glorified be He) says: Then if you are in safety and whosoever performs the ‘Umrah in the months of Hajj, before (performing) the Hajj, (i.e. Hajj-at-Tamattu‘ and Al-Qirân), he must slaughter a Hady such as he can afford....READ MORE