The Ruling on Repeating 'Umrah and Tawaf!!!
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Question : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, a person came to perform 'Umrah. When he finished it, he wanted to perform another 'Umrah for his relatives, or for his father, on the same day. What is the ruling on this 'Umrah?
Answer : What I see is that 'Umrah is not prescribed except once, meaning one 'Umrah per journey; 'Umrah is not repeated in a single journey. The evidence for this is that the Companions, who were the most eager people for good, did not perform 'Umrah twice in a single journey, neither for themselves nor for others. Indeed, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was sent by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with his sister 'A'ishah to enter the state of ihram from al-Tan'im, and he did not tell him to enter ihram with her, nor did 'Abd al-Rahman enter ihram with her either. This indicates that the Companions did not know of this repeated 'Umrah. You find some people entering ihram today for 'Umrah for themselves, and tomorrow for their mother, and the day after for their father, and the third for their grandmother, the fourth for their grandfather, the fifth for their uncle, the sixth for their aunt, the seventh for their maternal uncle, the eighth for their maternal aunt, and so on. Then the shaving of the head is distributed; yes, each 'Umrah has a portion of the head, as we have seen with our own eyes. We found a person walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah who had shaved exactly half of his head; half of the head was white and shaved, and half of the head had hair. So I asked him, "Why did you do this?"
This is qaza' (shaving patches). He said, "This is for my 'Umrah yesterday and today, and the rest is for my 'Umrah today." And based on this rule, if he wants to perform four 'Umrahs, he shaves a quarter, and so on. All of this, my brothers, is from ignorance. For a person to worship his Lord in a manner not [prescribed]... If the students of knowledge had guided the common people—the common people certainly want good, no doubt—if they had guided them and said, "O people, we have a Salaf in the religion of Allah. Who is our Salaf in the religion of Allah? Muhammad and his Companions. Did they do this act? By Allah, they did not. And if anyone proves to me that they did it, then on my eyes and head, we will announce it publicly that this is prescribed. Are we more eager for good than they were?"
No, by Allah, they were more eager for good than we are. Are we more knowledgeable of the Shari'ah of Allah than they were? Did they know what we did not know? No. So why do we not follow them? We perform 'Umrah, and whoever has the capacity and time should occupy it with prayer in this Sacred Mosque, or in his home, or with tawaf. Although tawaf during the seasons is better not to be performed [excessively], for our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform tawaf in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage except three tawafs for worship: the tawaf of arrival, the tawaf of ifadah, and the tawaf of farewell. Even though he was residing in the Batihah, close by, and could have entered every day to perform tawaf, but he left the tawaf for those who needed it among the pilgrims. Therefore, it is recommended for us, my brothers, to follow the path of our Salaf in religion, in both action and omission. What they did, we do, and what they left, we leave. We are not better than them, nor more eager for the worship of Allah and obedience to Allah. Even in Ramadan, there is no repetition. Do not repeat 'Umrah if you want the guidance of the Salaf. Even tawaf in Ramadan, if the tawaf area is crowded, leave it for those who deserve it.
Answer : What I see is that 'Umrah is not prescribed except once, meaning one 'Umrah per journey; 'Umrah is not repeated in a single journey. The evidence for this is that the Companions, who were the most eager people for good, did not perform 'Umrah twice in a single journey, neither for themselves nor for others. Indeed, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was sent by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with his sister 'A'ishah to enter the state of ihram from al-Tan'im, and he did not tell him to enter ihram with her, nor did 'Abd al-Rahman enter ihram with her either. This indicates that the Companions did not know of this repeated 'Umrah. You find some people entering ihram today for 'Umrah for themselves, and tomorrow for their mother, and the day after for their father, and the third for their grandmother, the fourth for their grandfather, the fifth for their uncle, the sixth for their aunt, the seventh for their maternal uncle, the eighth for their maternal aunt, and so on. Then the shaving of the head is distributed; yes, each 'Umrah has a portion of the head, as we have seen with our own eyes. We found a person walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah who had shaved exactly half of his head; half of the head was white and shaved, and half of the head had hair. So I asked him, "Why did you do this?"
This is qaza' (shaving patches). He said, "This is for my 'Umrah yesterday and today, and the rest is for my 'Umrah today." And based on this rule, if he wants to perform four 'Umrahs, he shaves a quarter, and so on. All of this, my brothers, is from ignorance. For a person to worship his Lord in a manner not [prescribed]... If the students of knowledge had guided the common people—the common people certainly want good, no doubt—if they had guided them and said, "O people, we have a Salaf in the religion of Allah. Who is our Salaf in the religion of Allah? Muhammad and his Companions. Did they do this act? By Allah, they did not. And if anyone proves to me that they did it, then on my eyes and head, we will announce it publicly that this is prescribed. Are we more eager for good than they were?"
No, by Allah, they were more eager for good than we are. Are we more knowledgeable of the Shari'ah of Allah than they were? Did they know what we did not know? No. So why do we not follow them? We perform 'Umrah, and whoever has the capacity and time should occupy it with prayer in this Sacred Mosque, or in his home, or with tawaf. Although tawaf during the seasons is better not to be performed [excessively], for our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform tawaf in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage except three tawafs for worship: the tawaf of arrival, the tawaf of ifadah, and the tawaf of farewell. Even though he was residing in the Batihah, close by, and could have entered every day to perform tawaf, but he left the tawaf for those who needed it among the pilgrims. Therefore, it is recommended for us, my brothers, to follow the path of our Salaf in religion, in both action and omission. What they did, we do, and what they left, we leave. We are not better than them, nor more eager for the worship of Allah and obedience to Allah. Even in Ramadan, there is no repetition. Do not repeat 'Umrah if you want the guidance of the Salaf. Even tawaf in Ramadan, if the tawaf area is crowded, leave it for those who deserve it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[42 من 70] حكم تكرار العمرة والطواف!!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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