What is the ruling on repeating 'Umrah on behalf of a deceased person in a single journey?
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The Shaykh : I know the brothers. Or it was a method. Come on. Any place you see?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: I work in Jeddah, and I have a relative who passed away in Egypt. I would like to perform Hajj on his behalf this year as an individual Hajj (ifrad). He says: I work in Jeddah, and I have a relative who passed away. I would like to perform Hajj on his behalf this year as an individual Hajj (ifrad).
The Shaykh : Or passed away? Passed away. He said, Allah the Exalted said: "And of you is he who dies..."
The questioner : He says: I work in Jeddah, and I have a relative who passed away. I would like to perform Hajj on his behalf this year as an individual Hajj (ifrad). Should I perform the obligatory 'Umrah on his behalf from al-Tan'im, since I am currently in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in Makkah, and I have already performed 'Umrah for myself during this month? Please note that my time does not allow me to perform 'Umrah on his behalf after the months of Hajj?
The Shaykh : I say: Do not perform 'Umrah for this man while you are in i'tikaf, unless you wish to invalidate your i'tikaf, because a person's going out for 'Umrah while in i'tikaf invalidates it. Then I say a second time: Do not perform a second 'Umrah for this deceased person in a single journey, because it is not prescribed to repeat 'Umrah in one journey, and repeating it is not from the guidance of the righteous Salaf. We all know, do you not hear? The stone? No, not in the answer, but only through paper. Sit on it until I hold it. May Allah bless you, O brothers. There is no answer to a question except through writing, and we do not allow anyone to stand up ever.
Now, let us return and ask: Who are the most eager for good, the last of the Ummah or the first of the Ummah? The first of the Ummah. Did the Companions repeat two 'Umrahs in a single journey? Absolutely not, they did not repeat it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to take his sister 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and her father to al-Tan'im so that she could come with an 'Umrah, so that she could come with an 'Umrah, and he did not guide him to come with an 'Umrah, and he did not come with an 'Umrah. And this is evidence that it is not from the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or his Companions to repeat 'Umrah. And how many times have we said that and repeated it? And I say this time that the Islamic religion is a Shari'ah from Allah, legislated by Allah Mighty and Majestic, and His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought it, and the Companions followed him in that, and we, if Allah wills, are from the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions) to them. None of them came with two 'Umrahs in a single journey.
And the best guidance is the guidance of whom? The guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And whoever wants to benefit his deceased, let him benefit him with what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) guided him to, and that is by supplication. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3651Sahih (Darussalam) Sahih Muslim 1631 O Allah, have I conveyed? O Allah, have I conveyed? O Allah, have I conveyed? I am informing you from this place that the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions was that they did not repeat 'Umrah in a single journey, and here are the books of the Sunnah before us.
Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered Makkah in the last month of Ramadan in the year eight of the Hijrah, and he remained in Makkah for nineteen days, and he did not go out for a single day to al-Tan'im to come with an 'Umrah, and he did not come with an 'Umrah except after he returned from al-Ta'if.
And he descended at al-Ja'ranah, entering at night alone, or if there was a man or two men with him, I do not know, and he came with an 'Umrah, and he did not announce that to the Companions, nor did he encourage them to come with it. So what is the matter with us that we strain ourselves and tire ourselves and spend our money in a matter that was not prescribed, neither from the Messenger of Allah nor from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah? Are they better or are we? They are better than us, more upright, more eager for good, and more knowledgeable, and yet they did not do this. And if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says, or a righteous child who supplicates for him, then supplicate to Allah for him, supplicate to Allah for him in the tawaf (circumambulation), supplicate to Allah for him in the prayer, supplicate to Allah for him between the adhan (call to prayer) and the iqamah (second call). As for coming with something from yourself, this does not benefit you with Allah. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: I work in Jeddah, and I have a relative who passed away in Egypt. I would like to perform Hajj on his behalf this year as an individual Hajj (ifrad). He says: I work in Jeddah, and I have a relative who passed away. I would like to perform Hajj on his behalf this year as an individual Hajj (ifrad).
The Shaykh : Or passed away? Passed away. He said, Allah the Exalted said: "And of you is he who dies..."
The questioner : He says: I work in Jeddah, and I have a relative who passed away. I would like to perform Hajj on his behalf this year as an individual Hajj (ifrad). Should I perform the obligatory 'Umrah on his behalf from al-Tan'im, since I am currently in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in Makkah, and I have already performed 'Umrah for myself during this month? Please note that my time does not allow me to perform 'Umrah on his behalf after the months of Hajj?
The Shaykh : I say: Do not perform 'Umrah for this man while you are in i'tikaf, unless you wish to invalidate your i'tikaf, because a person's going out for 'Umrah while in i'tikaf invalidates it. Then I say a second time: Do not perform a second 'Umrah for this deceased person in a single journey, because it is not prescribed to repeat 'Umrah in one journey, and repeating it is not from the guidance of the righteous Salaf. We all know, do you not hear? The stone? No, not in the answer, but only through paper. Sit on it until I hold it. May Allah bless you, O brothers. There is no answer to a question except through writing, and we do not allow anyone to stand up ever.
Now, let us return and ask: Who are the most eager for good, the last of the Ummah or the first of the Ummah? The first of the Ummah. Did the Companions repeat two 'Umrahs in a single journey? Absolutely not, they did not repeat it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to take his sister 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and her father to al-Tan'im so that she could come with an 'Umrah, so that she could come with an 'Umrah, and he did not guide him to come with an 'Umrah, and he did not come with an 'Umrah. And this is evidence that it is not from the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or his Companions to repeat 'Umrah. And how many times have we said that and repeated it? And I say this time that the Islamic religion is a Shari'ah from Allah, legislated by Allah Mighty and Majestic, and His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought it, and the Companions followed him in that, and we, if Allah wills, are from the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions) to them. None of them came with two 'Umrahs in a single journey.
And the best guidance is the guidance of whom? The guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And whoever wants to benefit his deceased, let him benefit him with what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) guided him to, and that is by supplication. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When a man dies all his good deeds come to an end except three: Ongoing charity
اذا مات الانسان انقطع عمله الا من ثلاثه صدقه جاريهor knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him
أو علم ينتفع به أو ولد صالح يدعو لهIndeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered Makkah in the last month of Ramadan in the year eight of the Hijrah, and he remained in Makkah for nineteen days, and he did not go out for a single day to al-Tan'im to come with an 'Umrah, and he did not come with an 'Umrah except after he returned from al-Ta'if.
And he descended at al-Ja'ranah, entering at night alone, or if there was a man or two men with him, I do not know, and he came with an 'Umrah, and he did not announce that to the Companions, nor did he encourage them to come with it. So what is the matter with us that we strain ourselves and tire ourselves and spend our money in a matter that was not prescribed, neither from the Messenger of Allah nor from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah? Are they better or are we? They are better than us, more upright, more eager for good, and more knowledgeable, and yet they did not do this. And if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says, or a righteous child who supplicates for him, then supplicate to Allah for him, supplicate to Allah for him in the tawaf (circumambulation), supplicate to Allah for him in the prayer, supplicate to Allah for him between the adhan (call to prayer) and the iqamah (second call). As for coming with something from yourself, this does not benefit you with Allah. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1414 هـ - 14 — binothaimeen.net (1:16:54)
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