The error of some people performing 'Umrah in intense heat while fasting and refusing to break their fast.

The Shaykh : O my brothers, some people, especially those who come to Makkah for 'Umrah, you find coming to Makkah for 'Umrah in intense heat, and yet they remain fasting and do not break their fast. They say, "I am hesitant to break my fast in Makkah and in the month of Ramadan, especially if it is in the last ten days, so I do not like to break my fast." So we say to this man, "O this one, if fasting is difficult for you when performing 'Umrah, then breaking the fast is better for you, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he approached Makkah, said to his companions: This indicates that if breaking the fast is stronger for performing 'Umrah, then breaking the fast is more appropriate. And this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we all know that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most upright of people in worshipping Allah, and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most knowledgeable of people about what pleases Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The conquest of Makkah was in the second year of the Hijrah, correct?

The questioner : No.

The Shaykh : In the ninth year of the Hijrah.

The questioner : No.

The Shaykh : In the tenth year of the Hijrah.

The questioner : The eighth.

The Shaykh : The eighth year of the Hijrah. The conquest of Makkah was in the eighth year of the Hijrah in Ramadan, and it is well known that he conquered it on a Friday corresponding to the twentieth of Ramadan, and he remained fasting, as established in Sahih al-Bukhari from the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: And the rest of the month is the last ten days of Ramadan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah is in the best of places, and the days of the last ten are the best days of Ramadan, and yet he did not fast. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast because breaking the fast was stronger for him, how can you make things difficult for yourself, burden yourself, and perform 'Umrah with great hardship without breaking your fast? This is, in reality, an error, because worship is conforming to the Shari'ah. Whatever a person is more in conformity with in his worship of the Shari'ah of Allah, that is more pleasing to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Worship is not conforming to one's desires, but conforming to the Shari'ah. And I give you an example of a man who wants to pray the rawatib of Fajr and says, "I like to prolong these two rak'ahs, I will recite half a juz' and glorify Allah ten times and increase in supplication." And another man lightens it and recites Qul ya ayyuha al-kafirun and Qul huwa Allahu ahad, and does not prolong the ruku' or the sujud. Which is better? The second is better, even though the first prolonged the worship and was humble in it, and increased in supplication and recitation. But conforming to the Sunnah is better. For this reason, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: And He did not say, "Whoever of you does the most work."