The Virtue of 'Umrah in Ramadan

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, for this clear and blessed explanation. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to make it beneficial for us. Honorable Shaykh, many people also intend to perform 'Umrah in this blessed, honorable month. Is it prescribed to perform 'Umrah only in Ramadan, or is it permissible in all the other months?

Answer:
'Umrah is prescribed (mashru') throughout the year, and praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah. However, it is better in Ramadan without a doubt, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: But if his 'Umrah leads to him neglecting important things, such as neglecting his children, leaving them, and going to perform 'Umrah and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in the Haram,
or if he is the imam of a mosque and leaves his mosque to go perform 'Umrah, then what he left behind is better than what he went to, because what he left behind is obligatory (wajib) and what he went to is recommended (mustahabb). Likewise, performing 'Umrah during the crowds.
The severe crowding in the last ten days of Ramadan, the last ten days. There is severe crowding in this period, to the extent that many people enter ihram, and when they see the crowd, they invalidate their ihram and abandon the 'Umrah. This is not permissible. If a person enters ihram for Hajj or 'Umrah, it is obligatory for him to complete them, unless something prevents him. Allah the Exalted said: .
So the crowd is not a valid reason to cancel the ihram, as some people do. However, we advise that one should not go on the days when it is crowded. If the days are crowded, he should not perform 'Umrah on those days. Yes.