After completing the Arrival Tawaf, he must slaughter a sacrificial animal—the hady of tamattuʿ—for once he has combined two rites the sacrifice becomes obligatory. The qarin must remain in ihram until he performs the prescribed acts on the Day of Sacrifice. One tawaf and one saʿy suffice for both his Hajj and his ʿUmrah, and, as we have stated, a fidyah (compensatory offering) is also due. In every other respect the deeds of a qarin are the same as those of a mufrid (one who performs only Hajj); the sole difference is that the qarin, having intended both Hajj and ʿUmrah—two separate rites—must offer the hady, as explained.

Question: If he intends only Hajj, what is required of him?

Answer: Whoever intends only Hajj likewise remains in ihram until he completes all the rites: standing at ʿArafah, performing Tawaf al-Ifadah, walking between Safa and Marwah, shaving or shortening his hair, and stoning the Jamrah. In brief, he must carry out the entire sequence—standing at ʿArafah, spending the night in Muzdalifah, stoning Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, shaving or shortening the hair, Tawaf al-Ifadah, and the saʿy. The mufrid, however, is not obliged to offer a hady, for he has undertaken only one rite and not two; therefore no hady is compulsory for him.

It is preferable for both the qarin and the mufrid to change their intention from qiran (combined pilgrimage) or ifrad (Hajj alone) to tamattuʿ (Hajj with a preceding ʿUmrah). When he reaches Mecca he should convert his ihram into an ʿUmrah: he performs tawaf, completes the saʿy, shortens his hair, and comes out of ihram. Then, on the Day of Tarwiyah—the eighth of Dhu al-Hijjah—he enters ihram anew for Hajj and performs its rites. In this way he accomplishes the ʿUmrah first and the Hajj afterwards, and a fidyah becomes incumbent upon him. This is the best and most perfect manner, for the Prophet ﷺ instructed those Companions who had entered ihram with him but had not brought sacrificial animals to come out of ihram and treat their pilgrimage as an ʿUmrah. Thus, changing one’s intention from Hajj to ʿUmrah is recommended; it is the superior and more complete option.