The ruling on one who did not complete the sa'y in 'Umrah

The questioner:
Thamir also sent a question to the program. He says: My wife, my brother's daughters, and I went to Makkah to perform 'Umrah. We did the tawaf, and when it came time for the sa'y, we only walked one lap because of a disagreement between us, so we did not complete the sa'y and we went to Jeddah. What is required of us? We know that we performed 'Umrah after this incident in subsequent years.

The Shaykh:
This is a great flaw, and your 'Umrah was not completed, because 'Umrah consists of entering ihram, tawaf, sa'y, and shaving or cutting the hair. It is composed of these rites. You performed the tawaf; you entered ihram first, then you performed the tawaf. You did only two of them, and two remained: the sa'y and the shaving or cutting the hair. This means that you remained in the state of ihram from the first 'Umrah. If you entered into a second 'Umrah after that, it would be a continuation of the first 'Umrah, unless intercourse occurred during this period between the two 'Umrahs. If intercourse occurred, the first 'Umrah is invalidated, and the second becomes a continuation of the invalidated 'Umrah. In that case, you must perform a new 'Umrah from the miqat from which you entered ihram for the first 'Umrah, so that it serves as making up for the invalidated 'Umrah. And each of you must slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute it to the poor. However, if intercourse did not occur during the period, the second 'Umrah is a continuation of the first, and your second entry into ihram has no value, because you were still in the state of ihram from the first.

The questioner:
Our Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), people who go to Makkah seeking reward, seeking the joy of worship, intimacy, and peace—some people hasten or cause disagreements among themselves, among the sons and daughters, and within the family. Is there any guidance for such people who had a disagreement between them?

The Shaykh:
Yes. Hajj and 'Umrah are two great acts of worship. Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit lewdity or sin returns as on the day his mother bore him. Allah the Exalted said: meaning, and complete the 'Umrah. It is necessary to perform them completely with their rites and what is prescribed in them. As for entering ihram and then refusing to continue, or being prevented without actually being prevented, but rather because of a dispute that occurred between him and his family or his travel companion, or because he found a crowd as some people do, finding a crowd and saying, "That's it, I am exempt," or something similar, this is a waste of worship. It is obligatory for a person when he faces a problem in Hajj or 'Umrah to hasten to ask, asking the scholars of knowledge. It is not asking just anyone, or any student, or any self-taught person who then misleads him, incites him, and leads him into error. He should ask the scholars of knowledge, the ones known for knowledge and issuing fatwas. Allah the Exalted said: Yes.