Tamattu

Tamattu' (al-tamattuʿ) is one of the three permitted methods for performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Islam. It enables a pilgrim to perform Umrah during the Hajj season and then complete Hajj in the same pilgrimage, with a short interval during which the state of ihram is exited between the two rites. The term comes from Arabic and conveys the idea of enjoying or benefiting from both rites in a single journey.

In practice, a mutamatti enters ihram for Umrah at a designated miqat, performs Tawaf al-Umrah and Sa'i, and completes Umrah by shaving the head or trimming the hair. After finishing Umrah, the pilgrim exits ihram and may wear ordinary clothes for a period. Later, the pilgrim re-enters ihram for Hajj from the miqat or from Mecca and carries out the Hajj rites, including Tawaf al-Ifadah and related Sa'i. The entire process takes place within the same Islamic year, typically during the month of Dhul-Hijjah.

Tamattu' is distinguished from Qiran, where Umrah and Hajj are performed in one continuous ihram without a break, and from Ifrad, in which the pilgrim enters ihram solely for Hajj without performing Umrah. Jurisprudentially, Tamattu' is accepted by the major Sunni schools and is commonly chosen by pilgrims. The practice is discussed in hadith and has been historically familiar since the early Islamic period; contemporary Hajj arrangements by Saudi authorities accommodate this method.