The Ruling on Specifying Prayers in Makkah and the Widespread Supplications

Question:
Is there a report that the one performing 'Umrah prays five obligatory prayers in Makkah and then travels? And what is the ruling on the widespread supplications in these books from which people read for the tawaf and sa'y?

Answer:
The prayers in Makkah are not specified. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that a prayer in al-Masjid al-Haram is worth a hundred , and he did not specify a number. So a person prays whatever prayers are easy for him in the Haram, whatever is easy for him without a specific limit. As for the supplications, a person supplicates with whatever is easy for him, striving in supplication with what is easy for him, and not restricting himself to books. He supplicates with what is easy for him; if he knows, he says, "My Lord, forgive me; My Lord, have mercy on me; My Lord, provide for me; My Lord, My Lord." If he does not know, he says such things; he does not need a book. He says, "My Lord, forgive me; My Lord, have mercy on me; My Lord, provide for me; My Lord, accept my repentance," and he asks for his needs. People differ in their needs, so he asks for what he needs from matters of his religion and his worldly life.
As for reading from books: if these supplications in the books are authentic from the Book and the Sunnah, there is no harm. But if they are not authentic, it is not permissible for him to supplicate with them. He should present them to a scholar first, and the scholar will clarify for him what is authentic and what is not.