Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Baqarah -> The Residents of Makkah do not perform Tamattu"

Allah said:

﴿ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ„ظگظ…ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظƒظڈظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ‡ظ’ظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ ط­ظژط§ط¶ظگط±ظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط³ظ’ط¬ظگط¯ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط±ظژط§ظ…ظگ﴾

(This is for him whose family is not present at Al-Masjid Al-Haram (i.e., non-resident of Makkah).) This Ayah concerns the residents of the area of the Haram, for they do not perform Tamattu`. `Abdur-Razzaq reported that Tawus said, "Tamattu` is for the people, those whose families are not residing in the Haram area (Makkah), not for the residents of Makkah. Hence Allah's Statement:

﴿ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ„ظگظ…ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظƒظڈظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ‡ظ’ظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ ط­ظژط§ط¶ظگط±ظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط³ظ’ط¬ظگط¯ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط±ظژط§ظ…ظگ﴾

(This is for him whose family is not present at Al-Masjid Al-Haram (i.e., non-resident of Makkah).)

`Abdur-Razzaq then said, "I was also told that Ibn `Abbas said similar to Tawus.'' Allah said:

﴿ظˆظژط§طھظ‘ظژظ‚ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ﴾

(...and fear Allah) meaning, in what He has commanded you and what He prohibited for you. He then said:

﴿ظˆظژط§ط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط´ظژط¯ظگظٹط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظگظ‚ظژط§ط¨ظگ﴾

(...and know that Allah is severe in punishment) for those who defy His command and commit what He has prohibited.

﴿ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط¬ظ‘ظڈ ط£ظژط´ظ’ظ‡ظڈط±ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظڈظˆظ…ظژظ€طھظŒ ظپظژظ…ظژظ† ظپظژط±ظژط¶ظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط¬ظ‘ظژ ظپظژظ„ط§ظژ ط±ظژظپظژط«ظژ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ظپظڈط³ظڈظˆظ‚ظژ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ط¬ظگط¯ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط¬ظ‘ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظژظپظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظچ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژطھظژط²ظژظˆظ‘ظژط¯ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظژ ط§ظ„ط²ظ‘ظژط§ط¯ظگ ط§ظ„طھظ‘ظژظ‚ظ’ظˆظژظ‰ ظˆظژط§طھظ‘ظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ظٹط£ظڈظˆظ’ظ„ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط£ظژظ„ظ’ط¨ظژظ€ط¨ظگ ﴾

(197. The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known months. So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihram), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And take provisions for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear Me, O men of understanding!)