Is it permissible to visit Mount 'Arafah and the Cave of Hira after 'Umrah?

Question:
This man says that he came from Libya and performed 'Umrah, and praise be to Allah. He wants to go to Mount 'Arafah and the Cave of Hira.

Answer:
What is the point of going to Mount 'Arafah or the Cave of Hira during 'Umrah? There is no basis for going to 'Arafah. Those who go to Mount 'Arafah are making a mistake. Mount 'Arafah is only for standing at 'Arafah on the ninth day of Hajj. Other than that, there is no reason to go to Mount 'Arafah. It does not mean that there is a reward in it. It is not permissible. If he wants to go for a walk, there is no harm in walking. But if he goes thinking that there is a reward in it and that it is an act of worship, that is wrong.
Likewise, the Cave of Hira. The Cave of Hira is difficult. What is the reason for you to go and climb the mountain for a whole day, exhausting yourself and risking danger, while you are fasting during the day or at night? It is dangerous. And this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). You exhaust yourself and commit a bid'ah. You will never go to the Cave of Hira.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), after Allah sent him as a messenger, did not go to the Cave of Hira. Nor did the Companions go to the Cave of Hira. Nor did the best of generations go to the Cave of Hira. This is a bid'ah. This is an innovation in the religion. So the one who goes to the Cave of Hira seeking reward, that is a sin, and he has no reward. Rather, he has a sin upon him.