Question
Is it permissible to perform Sa‘y for Hajj on the seventh day of Thul-Hijjah or earlier?
Fatwa
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
It is better for pilgrims who are performing Qiraan or Ifraad type of Hajj to perform Sa‘y for Hajj after performing the arrival Tawaaf (circumambulating the Ka‘bah upon arrival) on the 7th day of Thul-Hijjah or earlier. On the other hand, pilgrims who are performing Tamattu’ type of Hajj who finished performing ‘Umrah and assume Ihraam again for Hajj are not permitted to perform the Sa’y for Hajj at that time (i.e. after assuming Ihraam the second time for Hajj).
Pilgrims performing Tamattu’ Hajj are not permitted to perform Sa‘y for Hajj in advance. For them, Hajj Sa’y is to be performed after Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah.
Furthermore, no pilgrim (Ifraad, Qiraan, or Tamattu’) may perform Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah before the day of slaughtering (i.e. the 10th of Thul-Hijjah).
Allah Knows best.