The Ruling on 'Umrah in Ramadan and Its Virtue
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Question:
What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) in Ramadan? Does it equal Hajj (the major pilgrimage)? And I have heard that if a person performs 'Umrah more than once in a month other than Ramadan, it equals Hajj.
Answer:
The first point is in the hadith: with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So there is virtue in it; in Ramadan there is virtue, there is no doubt about that. As for in a month other than Ramadan, I do not know that it equals Hajj; it is an 'Umrah of Hajj that he has attained. But 'Umrah in Ramadan.
Nowadays, people are being harsh with you in the grave, so some of the imams of the mosques leave the mosque and go out seeking [virtue] in Ramadan. They leave what is obligatory upon them and go out seeking the recommended practice. This is not permissible: to leave the work that is obligatory upon him, which is being an imam in the mosque, and in Ramadan the need is such that he leaves it and goes out seeking the extra virtue. The virtue lies in his remaining and performing his work. Likewise, some people go out on the twenty-seventh night because of the crowd, or in the last ten days because of the crowd, and there is danger, tightness, and distress. They may not be able to perform 'Umrah in the required manner because of the crowd, and they may not even be able to perform the obligatory prayers in the Haram in the required manner because of the severe crowd. So if there is a severe crowd that prevents him from performing his 'Umrah, he goes out at the beginning of the month when the crowd is light. And if Ramadan is all crowded, he leaves 'Umrah until after Ramadan or before Ramadan, meaning there is ease in the matter, praise be to Allah. So the 'Umrah that leads to harms, a person leaves it. But if he is able to perform 'Umrah without severe hardship and without a crowd, then there is great virtue in it in Ramadan and in other months, but in Ramadan it is better.
What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) in Ramadan? Does it equal Hajj (the major pilgrimage)? And I have heard that if a person performs 'Umrah more than once in a month other than Ramadan, it equals Hajj.
Answer:
The first point is in the hadith:
That 'Umrah in Ramadan equals Hajj; in one narration, it equals Hajj with me.
أن العمرة في رمضان تعادل حجة، في رواية تعادل حجة معيNowadays, people are being harsh with you in the grave, so some of the imams of the mosques leave the mosque and go out seeking [virtue] in Ramadan. They leave what is obligatory upon them and go out seeking the recommended practice. This is not permissible: to leave the work that is obligatory upon him, which is being an imam in the mosque, and in Ramadan the need is such that he leaves it and goes out seeking the extra virtue. The virtue lies in his remaining and performing his work. Likewise, some people go out on the twenty-seventh night because of the crowd, or in the last ten days because of the crowd, and there is danger, tightness, and distress. They may not be able to perform 'Umrah in the required manner because of the crowd, and they may not even be able to perform the obligatory prayers in the Haram in the required manner because of the severe crowd. So if there is a severe crowd that prevents him from performing his 'Umrah, he goes out at the beginning of the month when the crowd is light. And if Ramadan is all crowded, he leaves 'Umrah until after Ramadan or before Ramadan, meaning there is ease in the matter, praise be to Allah. So the 'Umrah that leads to harms, a person leaves it. But if he is able to perform 'Umrah without severe hardship and without a crowd, then there is great virtue in it in Ramadan and in other months, but in Ramadan it is better.
Source
ثواب العمرة في رمضان وغيره — alfawzan.live
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