What does Al-tmtʿ mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-tmtʿ (تمتع) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-tmtʿ

Al-tmtʿ according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is the joining of the acts of hajj and 'umra in the months of hajj, in one year, with two states of consecration, beginning with the 'umra's acts without touching his wife with a valid touch; he who performs 'umra without driving the sacrificial animal and returns to his land, his release is valid and his tamattu' is void; the saying 'without touching' mentions the necessary and means the consequent, which is the tamattu''s nullity; as for him who drives the sacrificial animal, his release is not valid, for he may not release himself; his return is thus obligatory; his release is not valid; when he returns and consecrates himself for hajj, he is in the state of tamattu'.

Al-tmtʿ according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Benefit. In fiqh: it is the joining between the acts of hajj and 'umra in the months of hajj, in one year, with two states of consecration, beginning with the 'umra's acts without touching his wife with a valid touch. Its method: consecrating by an 'umra from the ritual point, circumambulating the House for the 'umra, running between Safa and Marwa, shaving or cutting the hair; he is then out of the 'umra's consecration if he did not drive the sacrificial animal with him; and he interrupts the talbiya at the start of the first circuit, that is, when he touches the Black Stone in the first round; then he consecrates for hajj on the day of Tarwiya from the Sanctuary, pilgrimages and sacrifices; if incapable of sacrificing, he fasts three days of which the day of 'Arafa, and seven when he has finished the hajj's acts; and if he drives the sacrificial animal it is not permitted him to release himself; after finishing the 'umra's acts he consecrates for hajj and drives the sacrificial animal; when he shaves on the day of sacrifice he is released from his two consecrations, and release is the return to his land.

Al-tmtʿ according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

By such a thing, with tamattu': to draw lasting subsistence from it; he is thus munta'i'.

Al-tmtʿ according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Performing the 'umra, then the hajj.

Al-tmtʿ according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Benefiting from a thing; of this is the tamattu' in hajj.

Al-tmtʿ according to Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha

Masdar of tamatta'a: benefiting from a thing in the mode that supplies need and lasts long (enjoyment). Performing the 'umra in the months of hajj, then releasing from it, then performing the hajj.

Al-tmtʿ according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

It is the joining between the acts of hajj and 'umra in the months of hajj, in one year, with two states of consecration, beginning with the 'umra's acts without touching his wife with a valid touch.

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