What is the ruling on a resident of Makkah performing 'Umrah on behalf of his family and relatives?

Question : The questioner says: I am a resident of Makkah, and people are accustomed to being stingy with 'Umrah in this blessed month. My wife and my mother are demanding that I perform 'Umrah, and I refused; because in my knowledge, the people of Makkah do not have 'Umrah.

Answer : Your refusal is correct, and you must convince your wife and your mother that this is not the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Makkah in the year of the 'Umrah of al-Qada', 'Umrah al-Qada', and stayed there for three days, and did not perform 'Umrah except once. He came to Makkah in the year of the Conquest, and conquered Makkah and stayed there for ten days in Ramadan, and stayed for nine days after Ramadan and did not perform a single 'Umrah. So you convince your mother and your wife that going out is not from the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for whether the people of Makkah have 'Umrah upon them or not, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars, and Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) stated explicitly that the people of Makkah do not have 'Umrah upon them.