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Some people have become accustomed to going out for 'Umrah from al-Tan'eem or al-Ja'ranah; what is the ruling on that?

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Question : Honorable Shaykh, some people have become accustomed to frequently leaving Makkah to perform 'Umrah from al-Tan'eem or al-Ja'ranah, either before or after Hajj. What is the ruling on that?

Answer : We see that they are not on the right path, and that this action of theirs is contrary to the practice of the Salaf. We know with certainty that the Salaf are better than us. And they... and the good. It is more beloved to Him than loving good for people.
They did not do that, nor did they command it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the leader of the righteous, did not do this, nor did he command anyone from his Ummah to do this. And these people, as some scholars have said, are closer to sin than to safety. Or in error. Do not be arrogant, O listener, that I say they are in misguidance. For Allah the Exalted says in His Book:
And what can be beyond truth except error?فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلَالُ
[Yunus 10:32]
. This action is either from the truth, in which case the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were forbidden from it, or it is from misguidance, because the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it.
And it is amazing that some people argue with what happened to 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her). There is no proof in it, because the evidence is more specific than the indication. 'A'ishah had a specific case: she entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah when she first arrived in Madinah, but she started menstruating before she reached Makkah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to combine Hajj with 'Umrah, so she became a Qarin. And she did so (may Allah be pleased with her). When Hajj ended, she insisted on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to let her perform a separate 'Umrah. So he permitted her and ordered her brother, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both), to take her out to al-Tan'eem so she could declare her intention for 'Umrah. So she did (may Allah be pleased with her), and her brother 'Abd al-Rahman was with her. He did not perform 'Umrah, even though 'Umrah was easy for him at that time. But he (may Allah be pleased with him) knew that it was not prescribed, so he did not perform 'Umrah.
So we say that the Shari'ah is about following, not innovating. If any woman experiences what happened to 'A'ishah and her heart is not at peace unless she performs 'Umrah after Hajj, let her do so.
But that this is general for everyone, that whoever wishes can go back and forth to al-Tan'eem and perform 'Umrah, until some of them in Ramadan perform four or five 'Umrahs in one month. In fact, some of them, as was reported to me, perform 'Umrah every day. I witnessed it myself; I saw a man circumambulating the House every day in the state of ihram. I held back and said, "What is this?" He said, "I perform 'Umrah every day." I informed him that this is not the way of the righteous Salaf. So he stopped, may Allah reward him with good, and he desisted from it. And he did well, whoever stops at what he hears. And I say and repeat that religion is religion and following. It is not an emotion that responds.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1577- اعتاد بعض الناس الخروج للعمرة من التنعيم او الجعرانه ما حكم ذلك/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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