Guidance on Performing 'Umrah on the Twenty-Seventh Night

Question:
Some people even deliberately attend or perform 'Umrah on the twenty-seventh night of the blessed month of Ramadan, or on the night of the final recitation of the Qur'an. What is your guidance on this?

Answer:
Yes, this is what we say: it is not befitting for a person to come during the crowds. He may not be able to perform the act of worship in the required manner, and he may be harmed or harm others. So, he should avoid the crowded times, and praise be to Allah. As for the twenty-seventh night, it is reported that it is enlivened by the remembrance of Allah, prayer, and supplication, and it is the night in which the Night of Decree is sought. As for 'Umrah, if there is severe, unbearable crowding, a person should avoid it because of the difficulty and hardship it entails. Yes.