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What is the ruling on going out for 'Umrah before Hajj from al-Tan'im or al-Ja'ranah?

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Question : This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, says: Some people have become accustomed to frequently leaving Makkah to perform 'Umrah from al-Tan'im or al-Ja'ranah, either before or after Hajj. What is the ruling on this? May you be rewarded.

Answer : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. Before answering this question, we would like to clarify a legal principle: acts of worship by which a person draws near to his Lord are not accepted from him and do not benefit him unless they are based on a sound foundation from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the practice of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) during the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a principle the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified in his statement while addressing the people on Friday: "As for what follows, the best of matters is..."
The best talk (speech) is Allah's Book 'Qur'an), and the best way is the way of Muhammad, and the worst matters are the heresiesالحديث كتاب الله وخير الهدي هدي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم وشر الأمور محدثاتها وكل بدعة
Sahih al-Bukhari 7277
...misguidance. Yes.
Based on this sound principle, it becomes clear to us that acts of worship are not based on personal taste or emotional comfort unless they are accompanied by the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, what some people do, as mentioned by the questioner, of repeatedly going to the open area of al-Tan'im or al-Ja'ranah or elsewhere to perform an 'Umrah that they repeat once or twice a week or more, this action is a bid'ah (religious innovation) because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it himself, nor did he command his Ummah to do it, nor did the Companions do it during his time such that he would approve of it.
Therefore, all the means by which worship is prescribed are absent from this action. Consequently, we forbid our Muslim brothers from repeating 'Umrah in this manner. If it had been good, or if it had been part of the Shari'ah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have clarified it for his Ummah by his saying, his doing, or his approval, and he would have encouraged them to do it, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him. For he did not leave anything that was in the interest of the Ummah without guiding them to it, either by his action, his saying, or his approval. And since none of that was the case, it is known that this has no basis in the religion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
As for what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Perform Hajj and 'Umrah consecutively; for they remove povertyمن قوله سابعوا بين الحج والعمرة فإنهما ينفيان الفقر،
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2630Hasan (Darussalam)
and sins as the rust is removed from iron, gold, and silverوالذنوب كما ينفلكي رخبة الحديد والذهب والفضة
, if this is authentic, it refers to the prescribed following that is established in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by his saying, his doing, or his approval.
Here is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who conquered Makkah and remained in it from the end of Ramadan to the beginning of Shawwal; he stayed there for nineteen days and did not go out to al-Tan'im even once to perform an 'Umrah. Likewise, in the 'Umrah of Qada', he stayed there for three days and did not repeat the 'Umrah, despite his love for it, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him. And we have reached... and
If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it.لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَا إِلَيْهِ
[Al-Ahqaf 46:11]
. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1594- ما حكم الخروج للعمرة قبل الحج من التنعيم او جعرانه/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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