What is the ruling on the farewell tawaf for the one performing 'Umrah?
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The questioner : All right, regarding 'Umrah in Ramadan, it seems some of them attended Shaykh al-Uthaymeen's session through the questions the young men posed to him. He made the farewell tawaf obligatory for the one performing 'Umrah, and consequently they differed and split into two groups.
The Shaykh: Who?
The questioner : They are our brothers, and perhaps some friction occurred between them, with each one taking the position of ... .
The Shaykh : As for the occurrence of friction, that is among the things that are blameworthy.
The questioner : We want a clear answer from you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : A clear answer does not come; because Allah says:[Hud 11:118-119], meaning the early scholars differed on this issue, and the later ones will be the same. We see that there is no evidence for the obligation of the farewell tawaf for the one performing 'Umrah; because performing 'Umrah is not like Hajj, which has a specific season. So when he finishes his rituals and intends to return to his country, he must bid farewell to the Ka'bah of his Lord. As for 'Umrah, it is repeated throughout the year.
The questioner : Ibn Uthaymeen holds that 'Umrah is like Hajj, based on the hadith.
Another questioner : No, Ibn Uthaymeen does not hold that.
The questioner : No, rather Ibn Uthaymeen holds that it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : No, allow me a moment, repeat your words and be careful, repeat your last statement; because you are telling me "No," you are telling me what Ibn Uthaymeen says?
Another questioner : He says it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : You said that from the beginning, but a word came from you, I think not from him, that he holds that 'Umrah is like Hajj, meaning that the rulings that apply to Hajj apply to 'Umrah. That is how we understood it from you. Is our understanding correct or incorrect?
The questioner : Our understanding is correct.
The Shaykh : So are you sure of the statement you are attributing to Ibn Uthaymeen?
The questioner : It is the brother's statement.
The Shaykh : Is this from the brothers?
The questioner : This is from the beloveds, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But I give you my word that this word is not from the brothers, but from the beloveds - the students and the Shaykh of the Sunnah laugh -.
The Shaykh : What is it, Abu Ma'har?
Abu Ma'har: Salih al-Luhaydan said that if he does it, it is good, and if he does not do it, there is no harm.
The Shaykh : This is it, this is contrary to that statement. We say he does not do it. What is your opinion?
Another questioner : And it is not prescribed.
The Shaykh : This is it, he does not do it; why?
The questioner : This is whatThe Shaykh : Ibn Uthaymeen says. I sat with him in the last period.
The Shaykh : How is this an error?
The questioner : Yes, this is an error.
The Shaykh : What is it, Gazee Effendi?
Gazee: That is enough.
The Shaykh : Listen to what I say. Clarify, clarify, yes.
Gazee: When did you hear it?
The questioner : In Ramadan.
Gazee: Which Ramadan?
The questioner : This Ramadan, in the last ten days.
Gazee: All right, did you hear this hadith from anyone else?
The questioner : No, this is not correct, I am sure of it.
Another questioner : The truth of the saying: The only defect in news is its narrators.
The questioner : There is no obligation on the one performing 'Umrah for the tawaf of ...
The Shaykh : Who says?
The questioner : The Shaykh : Al-Bassam conveyed his greetings to you, meaning the very senior one, and the government sent him a message requesting his opinion and consultation on who deserves the King Faisal Prize, so he sent them a message where Al-Bassam mentioned the name ofThe Shaykh : Of course, and he said thatThe Shaykh : he has deserved it for many years, and in one place called al-Qusayri, which is on a high center seeking this.
The Shaykh: Who?
The questioner : They are our brothers, and perhaps some friction occurred between them, with each one taking the position of ... .
The Shaykh : As for the occurrence of friction, that is among the things that are blameworthy.
The questioner : We want a clear answer from you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : A clear answer does not come; because Allah says:
but they will not cease to differ. (119) Except whom your Lord has given mercy
لا يزالون مختلفين إلا ما رحم ربكThe questioner : Ibn Uthaymeen holds that 'Umrah is like Hajj, based on the hadith.
Another questioner : No, Ibn Uthaymeen does not hold that.
The questioner : No, rather Ibn Uthaymeen holds that it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : No, allow me a moment, repeat your words and be careful, repeat your last statement; because you are telling me "No," you are telling me what Ibn Uthaymeen says?
Another questioner : He says it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : You said that from the beginning, but a word came from you, I think not from him, that he holds that 'Umrah is like Hajj, meaning that the rulings that apply to Hajj apply to 'Umrah. That is how we understood it from you. Is our understanding correct or incorrect?
The questioner : Our understanding is correct.
The Shaykh : So are you sure of the statement you are attributing to Ibn Uthaymeen?
The questioner : It is the brother's statement.
The Shaykh : Is this from the brothers?
The questioner : This is from the beloveds, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But I give you my word that this word is not from the brothers, but from the beloveds - the students and the Shaykh of the Sunnah laugh -.
The Shaykh : What is it, Abu Ma'har?
Abu Ma'har: Salih al-Luhaydan said that if he does it, it is good, and if he does not do it, there is no harm.
The Shaykh : This is it, this is contrary to that statement. We say he does not do it. What is your opinion?
Another questioner : And it is not prescribed.
The Shaykh : This is it, he does not do it; why?
The questioner : This is whatThe Shaykh : Ibn Uthaymeen says. I sat with him in the last period.
The Shaykh : How is this an error?
The questioner : Yes, this is an error.
The Shaykh : What is it, Gazee Effendi?
Gazee: That is enough.
The Shaykh : Listen to what I say. Clarify, clarify, yes.
Gazee: When did you hear it?
The questioner : In Ramadan.
Gazee: Which Ramadan?
The questioner : This Ramadan, in the last ten days.
Gazee: All right, did you hear this hadith from anyone else?
The questioner : No, this is not correct, I am sure of it.
Another questioner : The truth of the saying: The only defect in news is its narrators.
The questioner : There is no obligation on the one performing 'Umrah for the tawaf of ...
The Shaykh : Who says?
The questioner : The Shaykh : Al-Bassam conveyed his greetings to you, meaning the very senior one, and the government sent him a message requesting his opinion and consultation on who deserves the King Faisal Prize, so he sent them a message where Al-Bassam mentioned the name ofThe Shaykh : Of course, and he said thatThe Shaykh : he has deserved it for many years, and in one place called al-Qusayri, which is on a high center seeking this.
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