The ruling on repeating 'Umrah in Ramadan

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, you mentioned Hajj and 'Umrah in this blessed month. Some people see repeating 'Umrah more than once in a single trip. How do you view that, Honorable Shaykh?

Answer:
'Umrah in Ramadan has additional virtue. Yes. There is no doubt. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So it has virtue, and there is no harm in repeating it in Ramadan, because this is an increase in good and an increase in reward. But in our present time, when the crowds have increased, the hardship has increased, so a person should not push through the crowds. Ah, because of the danger in that and the inconvenience it causes people. If he performs one 'Umrah, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. And if performing 'Umrah in Ramadan leads to neglecting what is more important, such as a mosque imam who leaves his leadership to go perform 'Umrah, he has neglected what is more important, which is leading the mosque prayer. Likewise, a person who has children who need supervision and upbringing leaves them and goes; this is neglecting what is more important. So his staying with his children, caring for them, raising them, and managing them is better for him than 'Umrah. Yes.