Is it better for a person who has completed his 'Umrah with his family to stay in Makkah or return to his home?

Question : Honorable Shaykh, some people in this month take their children, servants, and young sons to Makkah and remain there for the entire month. Which is better for the Muslim: to perform his 'Umrah and return, or to stay there with his children?

Answer : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. I see that if he returns, he should return with his family. That is, if a man goes with his family and performs 'Umrah, he should return with them; this is the best. As for leaving them in Makkah and returning to his country, this is a mistake, because some people in Makkah play around, go to the markets, and waste their time. They may also be exposed to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), as happened to some people about whom many complaints have been made. We find that some people take their families to Makkah in Ramadan and stay there for the whole of Ramadan or most of it, but the man is in the Sacred Mosque worshipping Allah the Exalted through prayer and other acts, while he leaves his family wandering in the markets. There occurs from them or with them a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) that none knows except the Lord of worship. This is a mistake on his part.
This is like one who builds a small house and demolishes a fortress. He has become preoccupied with the recommended practice (sunnah) at the expense of the obligatory. It is obligatory for a person to look after his family, to raise them and guide them, because he is responsible for them and a shepherd over them. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said: . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
If a person goes by himself or with his family and performs the 'Umrah, and stays there as long as he wishes, while looking after his family, guiding them, and protecting them, that is better. If he performs the 'Umrah for his family and returns to his country, that is also better. So we ask Allah to make right for us our affairs.