Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) complete his 'Umrah at al-Hudaybiyyah, or did he not complete it? How many 'Umrahs did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) perform, and what were they?
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The questioner : Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) complete his 'Umrah at al-Hudaybiyyah, or did he not complete it? How many 'Umrahs did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) perform? And what were they?
The Shaykh : The 'Umrah of al-Hudaybiyyah was not completed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) according to the actual circumstances, because the Quraysh prevented him from entering the Sacred Mosque. However, he completed it in terms of ruling, because he left off the act due to his inability to perform it. And whoever begins an act and leaves it off due to inability is credited with its reward. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:100] As for the 'Umrahs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they were four. The first was the 'Umrah of al-Hudaybiyyah. The second was the 'Umrah of al-Qada', which he performed to fulfill the agreement with the Quraysh. Among the conditions agreed upon in the treaty was that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform 'Umrah the following year, and he did so (peace and blessings be upon him).
The third was the 'Umrah of al-Ja'ranah, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed when he returned from the Battle of Hunayn.
The fourth was the 'Umrah during his Hajj, in the Farewell Pilgrimage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing Qiran, combining Hajj and 'Umrah in a single state of ihram. These are the four 'Umrahs performed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and all of them were in the months of Hajj. The 'Umrah of al-Hudaybiyyah, the 'Umrah of al-Qada', and the 'Umrah of al-Ja'ranah were in Dhu al-Qa'dah. His 'Umrah with his Hajj involved entering ihram in the last part of Dhu al-Qa'dah and completing it in Dhu al-Hijjah, because the 'Umrah of the one performing Qiran is included in the Hajj, and the actions become the actions of Hajj. For this reason, the stronger opinion is that it is not obligatory for the one performing Qiran to perform two circumambulations and two sa'ys; rather, one circumambulation and one sa'y suffice. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not circumambulate except once and did not perform sa'y except once. As for his circumambulation when he arrived, that was the arrival circumambulation, and his circumambulation when he departed was the farewell circumambulation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The 'Umrah of al-Hudaybiyyah was not completed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) according to the actual circumstances, because the Quraysh prevented him from entering the Sacred Mosque. However, he completed it in terms of ruling, because he left off the act due to his inability to perform it. And whoever begins an act and leaves it off due to inability is credited with its reward. Allah the Exalted said:
And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah
وَمَنْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِThe third was the 'Umrah of al-Ja'ranah, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed when he returned from the Battle of Hunayn.
The fourth was the 'Umrah during his Hajj, in the Farewell Pilgrimage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing Qiran, combining Hajj and 'Umrah in a single state of ihram. These are the four 'Umrahs performed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and all of them were in the months of Hajj. The 'Umrah of al-Hudaybiyyah, the 'Umrah of al-Qada', and the 'Umrah of al-Ja'ranah were in Dhu al-Qa'dah. His 'Umrah with his Hajj involved entering ihram in the last part of Dhu al-Qa'dah and completing it in Dhu al-Hijjah, because the 'Umrah of the one performing Qiran is included in the Hajj, and the actions become the actions of Hajj. For this reason, the stronger opinion is that it is not obligatory for the one performing Qiran to perform two circumambulations and two sa'ys; rather, one circumambulation and one sa'y suffice. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not circumambulate except once and did not perform sa'y except once. As for his circumambulation when he arrived, that was the arrival circumambulation, and his circumambulation when he departed was the farewell circumambulation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.