The Different ways in which the pilgrimage can be performed

The Different ways in which the pilgrimage can be performed
(The following are the different combinations of performing the hajj or umrah):
(1) Performing the umrah by itself
(2) Performing the hajj by it self
(3) Performing the hajj in connection with the umrah.
(4) Performing the umrah in combination with the hajj but with a break in between.

 As for the umrah by it self,it may be performed throughout the days of the year.However it is best performed with the hajj or during the month of ramadhan.

 As for the hajj by itself, this is where the pilgrim intend to perform only the hajj without performing the umrah beforehand or in connection with it.

 As for the hajj in connection with the umrah, the acts of the two are combined and it is sufficient to perform one circumanbulation and sa'ee (referring to the going back and forth between the mounth of safa and Marwah).

As for the umrah in combination with the hajj but with a break between,this is the best way to perform hajj.It is when the person enters the inviolable state for umrah during the month desinated for hajj. He makes the sa'ee,circumambulation and then comes out of the inviolable state.Then on the eight day of the month of Dhul-l-Hijjah,he enters the inviolable state for the hajj during that same year.
He performs all of the acts of  the hajj. including the circumambulation,Sa'ee,staying at Arafah and and so forth.He sacrifies the animal which is obligatory when a person perform this type of hajj or the previous type (the hajj in connection with the umrah).