Is 'Umrah obligatory or a recommended practice?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is 'Umrah obligatory or is it a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement on this matter. Hajj is obligatory by consensus for the one who is able to perform it. As for 'Umrah, there is disagreement regarding it, with three opinions. One opinion holds that it is obligatory for all Muslims, just like Hajj.[Al-Baqarah 2:196] This is the first opinion. The second opinion is that it is not obligatory, but rather a recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone.
The third position is that it is obligatory for anyone other than a resident of Makkah. Hajj is obligatory for the resident of Makkah and for others, but they say that 'Umrah is not prescribed for the resident of Makkah because he is at the Ka'bah and at the House. This is the third position. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The school of thought holds that it is obligatory, just like Hajj. Hajj and 'Umrah are obligatory once in a lifetime for the one who is able to afford it. This is the wording of the text of al-Zad. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is 'Umrah obligatory or is it a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement on this matter. Hajj is obligatory by consensus for the one who is able to perform it. As for 'Umrah, there is disagreement regarding it, with three opinions. One opinion holds that it is obligatory for all Muslims, just like Hajj.
And complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah
وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِThe third position is that it is obligatory for anyone other than a resident of Makkah. Hajj is obligatory for the resident of Makkah and for others, but they say that 'Umrah is not prescribed for the resident of Makkah because he is at the Ka'bah and at the House. This is the third position. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The school of thought holds that it is obligatory, just like Hajj. Hajj and 'Umrah are obligatory once in a lifetime for the one who is able to afford it. This is the wording of the text of al-Zad. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/967] هل العمرة واجبة أم سنة؟ 4o - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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