Is there an 'Umrah for the people of Makkah, and what is the ruling on repeating it?

The questioner : There are many questions. It asks: Is there an 'Umrah for the people of Makkah or not?

The Shaykh : As for the obligatory 'Umrah, it is obligatory for the people of Makkah and others, and it is the first 'Umrah. As for the repetition that some people do today in Makkah, whether they are from the people of Makkah or not, this is not prescribed, and it did not come from the righteous Salaf. We are followers of our righteous Salaf, so if they did not repeat the 'Umrah in one month, we do not repeat it. Because they are more knowledgeable than us about the Shari'ah of Allah, more eager than us to worship Allah, more upright than us in path, and more guided in methodology. And praise be to Allah, it suffices in place of the 'Umrah to perform tawaf; tawaf is better than 'Umrah for the people of Makkah and others who go back and forth to al-Tan'um and take the 'Umrah, thereby tiring themselves while not following the righteous Salaf.