Is it permissible to repeat 'Umrah for a non-resident?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Is it permissible to repeat 'Umrah in less than ten days from al-Tan'im, since I am from a distant land? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is permissible to repeat 'Umrah; there is nothing wrong with it for one who comes to Makkah. As for the one who is in Makkah and goes out of it to perform 'Umrah, that is something the Salaf did not do. They did not go out of Makkah to perform 'Umrah; rather, they remained in Makkah, because remaining in Makkah and in al-Masjid al-Haram, circumambulating it and praying in it, is equivalent to a hundred thousand prayers, and sitting and performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in al-Masjid al-Haram is better than going back and forth for 'Umrah, if he seeks reward. This is better for him, and his remaining in Makkah is better for him. Otherwise, the permissibility is allowed; we do not say it is forbidden. But we say that your sitting in al-Masjid al-Haram and performing the five daily prayers in it, if possible, or even if not in al-Masjid al-Haram, since all the mosques of Makkah are within the Haram, praise be to Allah. So your remaining in the Haram is better for you than going out to come back for 'Umrah. Yes.