I came for 'Umrah and I was ill, so I was unable to perform sa'y. I performed tawaf, prayed the two rak'ahs, and exited the state of ihram. Is my 'Umrah valid?
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The questioner : You came for 'Umrah and you were ill, so you were unable to perform sa'y. You performed tawaf, prayed the two rak'ahs, and exited the state of ihram. Is your 'Umrah valid?
The Shaykh : The 'Umrah here is not valid, because sa'y is a pillar of 'Umrah, so one must perform sa'y.
And we say to this questioner, if he is listening: It is obligatory for you now, immediately, to go and put on the clothes of ihram, and to perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and to shorten your hair, because the first shortening was not in its proper place. You should shorten your hair or shave it. The important thing is that I am telling him now to hasten to take off his clothes and put on the clothes of ihram so that he can complete his 'Umrah.
And I say again: It is obligatory for a person not to proceed with anything that disrupts worship except after consulting the people of knowledge, because he may proceed with a great abomination without realizing it. And acts of worship are not according to a person's desire. So when this man was unable to complete his 'Umrah, he abbreviated it and limited himself to tawaf, shaving, and shortening the hair. This is an error. It is obligatory for a person not to proceed with anything in his acts of worship until he is knowledgeable about it, either by asking before starting the act or by asking afterwards when an incident occurs that prevents the completion of the act. This is so that he worships Allah the Exalted with insight.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Nothing is required of him because he was ignorant. Even if it were assumed that this man had a wife and he had intercourse with his wife during this time, nothing would be required of him. Because if a person commits any of the prohibitions while ignorant, or forgetful, or without intent, such as being coerced, then nothing is required of him.
The Shaykh : The 'Umrah here is not valid, because sa'y is a pillar of 'Umrah, so one must perform sa'y.
And we say to this questioner, if he is listening: It is obligatory for you now, immediately, to go and put on the clothes of ihram, and to perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and to shorten your hair, because the first shortening was not in its proper place. You should shorten your hair or shave it. The important thing is that I am telling him now to hasten to take off his clothes and put on the clothes of ihram so that he can complete his 'Umrah.
And I say again: It is obligatory for a person not to proceed with anything that disrupts worship except after consulting the people of knowledge, because he may proceed with a great abomination without realizing it. And acts of worship are not according to a person's desire. So when this man was unable to complete his 'Umrah, he abbreviated it and limited himself to tawaf, shaving, and shortening the hair. This is an error. It is obligatory for a person not to proceed with anything in his acts of worship until he is knowledgeable about it, either by asking before starting the act or by asking afterwards when an incident occurs that prevents the completion of the act. This is so that he worships Allah the Exalted with insight.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Nothing is required of him because he was ignorant. Even if it were assumed that this man had a wife and he had intercourse with his wife during this time, nothing would be required of him. Because if a person commits any of the prohibitions while ignorant, or forgetful, or without intent, such as being coerced, then nothing is required of him.