Resurrection.” (1) He also called umrah “the lesser Hajj” (2). Therefore, there is no objection or contradiction, and the evidence for this view is strong.
If they say: “But he gains nothing by doing so,” we reply: “On the contrary, he does gain something, for instead of performing one rite, he performs two.”
Ifrād is to enter ihram for Hajj alone, saying: “Here I am for Hajj.”
It has only one form, just as tamattuʿ has only one form.
If it is asked: Which is superior, ifrād or qirān?
The answer is that for one who has brought a sacrificial animal with him, there is no doubt that qirān is superior for him. Likewise, even if he has not brought a sacrificial animal, qirān is superior, because he performs two rites, unlike ifrād. Accordingly, qirān is superior to ifrād in all cases.
Question: Is it better for a person to bring a sacrificial animal with him so that he may perform qirān, or to refrain from doing so and perform tamattuʿ?
Answer: This issue requires consideration. If the sunnah—meaning, bringing the sacrificial animal—has died out and people are unaware of it, then bringing the sacrificial animal while performing qirān is better, in order to revive the sunnah. But if the sunnah is known, yet bringing a sacrificial animal causes hardship for people because they travel for Hajj by plane and car, then it is better not to bring the sacrificial animal and to perform tamattuʿ.