The Honorable Shaykh. . You mentioned that the Companions did not perform 'Umrah in Ramadan except once, so what is the correct way for someone who wants to perform 'Umrah for one of their parents.

The questioner : He says: The Honorable Shaykh, you mentioned that the Companions did not perform 'Umrah in Ramadan except once. So what is the correct way for someone who wants to perform 'Umrah for one of their parents?

The Shaykh : The correct way is to bring him from his country to his father or his mother, originally. However, I prefer that a person perform 'Umrah for himself and make du'a' for his father during the tawaf, the sa'y, and the prayer. Whenever he makes du'a' for himself, there is no harm. I chose this because it is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) chose. By Allah, the choice of the Messenger is better for us than our own choice. Do you agree with this? Yes, by Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated: . By Allah, your Lord, did he say: "or a righteous son who fasts for him, or gives charity for him, or performs Hajj for him"? No. He moved away from all the deeds, do not do deeds for your mother or your father. He said: . Therefore, if someone asked us: Which is better, giving a thousand riyals in charity on behalf of my father, or making a du'a' for him that will be answered, if Allah wills? The second is better. And you yourself are in need of deeds. By Allah, a day will come to you when you will wish that you had in your record a single tasbih, a single tahmid, a single takbir, or a single tahlil. Make the deeds for yourself, follow the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and make the du'a' for your mother and father. We are not saying this without basis. We have evidence in our hands. If that is the case, it is obligatory for students of knowledge to alert the common people to the extent that some people say to me: If he cooks a nice dish, a kabsa with meat, yes, its steam rises to the head, yes? He says: O Allah, make its reward for my father and my mother. And he is the one who will eat it, yes? If they serve food that his father or mother likes, he says: By Allah, my father likes such food. May Allah make its reward for him, he means he will eat it?! All of this is from ignorance. And I do not think that the common people, if they are guided, will not follow the guidance, but heedlessness and people following one another in these matters have made it seem as if this is the best thing. Yes.