What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah from al-Tan'im after Hajj?
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The questioner: All right, we have heard a statement from you, and if Allah wills, it is established.
The Shaykh: If Allah wills, what is it?
The questioner: It is established from you, and it is that you do not permit one who wants to perform 'Umrah a second time to go out to the miqat, unless he is in the position of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), if his miqat is outside Makkah.
The Shaykh: I mean by miqat, I mean al-Tan'im.
The questioner: Al-Tan'im, yes. Al-Tan'im, yes.
The Shaykh: Al-Tan'im is not from...
The questioner: I do not mean the designated miqat; I am saying that if one's miqat is outside Makkah.
The Shaykh: Yes. Be careful, we have gone through the first one, and you think the second one is... this is a mistake, unfortunately. Prostration, yes. I say that it is not prescribed for one who has performed Hajj to perform 'Umrah after Hajj from al-Tan'im, because that was not the practice of the Salaf. This is from one aspect. From another aspect, 'Umrah after Hajj is a means of diverting people from the prescribed 'Umrah that precedes Hajj, which is the 'Umrah of tamattu'. People find it easy to perform 'Umrah after Hajj because it does not burden them with either a sacrifice or fasting, and they think that when they return to their country, Allah has combined for them in one journey both Hajj and 'Umrah. This is only valid to say regarding the 'Umrah of Hajj, and not regarding the 'Umrah of the menstruating woman. Is that clear? All right.
The questioner: But how did you specify it, O Shaykh? If we say, did anyone ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to take another 'Umrah, and did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prevent them from doing so?
The Shaykh: No, this is something we do not know, and we are not required to know such things. Because the default for us in acts of worship is prohibition unless there is permission, and the default in customary matters is permissibility unless there is prohibition. And his (peace and blessings be upon him) sayingSunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani), and every misguidance is in the Fire, is a general principle in prohibiting everything that has not been prescribed. So we do not need specific evidence for every detail of the acts of worship that those who wish to worship with them want to perform, but the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not perform.
: I mean, this is like the one who says: You say that adding to the adhan is an innovation. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hear anyone praying after the adhan and prohibit it? This is like a question. We say we are not required to depict such an incident for you and say, "Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it," because we are in no need of such a thing, being content with the legal principle, which is that every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire. And if it were not for this, every innovation would become a prescribed sunnah, because they fall under the general categories of worship. For example, 'Umrah is an act of worship, and sending blessings upon the Messenger is an act of worship. So who restricts it to a specific place? This restriction is an innovation that invalidates the act of worship because of it, due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) sayingSahih Muslim 1718a
The Shaykh: If Allah wills, what is it?
The questioner: It is established from you, and it is that you do not permit one who wants to perform 'Umrah a second time to go out to the miqat, unless he is in the position of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), if his miqat is outside Makkah.
The Shaykh: I mean by miqat, I mean al-Tan'im.
The questioner: Al-Tan'im, yes. Al-Tan'im, yes.
The Shaykh: Al-Tan'im is not from...
The questioner: I do not mean the designated miqat; I am saying that if one's miqat is outside Makkah.
The Shaykh: Yes. Be careful, we have gone through the first one, and you think the second one is... this is a mistake, unfortunately. Prostration, yes. I say that it is not prescribed for one who has performed Hajj to perform 'Umrah after Hajj from al-Tan'im, because that was not the practice of the Salaf. This is from one aspect. From another aspect, 'Umrah after Hajj is a means of diverting people from the prescribed 'Umrah that precedes Hajj, which is the 'Umrah of tamattu'. People find it easy to perform 'Umrah after Hajj because it does not burden them with either a sacrifice or fasting, and they think that when they return to their country, Allah has combined for them in one journey both Hajj and 'Umrah. This is only valid to say regarding the 'Umrah of Hajj, and not regarding the 'Umrah of the menstruating woman. Is that clear? All right.
The questioner: But how did you specify it, O Shaykh? If we say, did anyone ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to take another 'Umrah, and did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prevent them from doing so?
The Shaykh: No, this is something we do not know, and we are not required to know such things. Because the default for us in acts of worship is prohibition unless there is permission, and the default in customary matters is permissibility unless there is prohibition. And his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying
Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور فإن كل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالة: I mean, this is like the one who says: You say that adding to the adhan is an innovation. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hear anyone praying after the adhan and prohibit it? This is like a question. We say we are not required to depict such an incident for you and say, "Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it," because we are in no need of such a thing, being content with the legal principle, which is that every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire. And if it were not for this, every innovation would become a prescribed sunnah, because they fall under the general categories of worship. For example, 'Umrah is an act of worship, and sending blessings upon the Messenger is an act of worship. So who restricts it to a specific place? This restriction is an innovation that invalidates the act of worship because of it, due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث بأمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 408 — d3watuna.com (38:10)
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