Is 'Umrah obligatory for a resident of Makkah?

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The questioner : Regarding a resident of Makkah and the people of Makkah, what is their miqat for 'Umrah? Do they enter the state of ihram from Makkah, or must they enter ihram from al-Tan'īm?

The Shaykh : A resident of Makkah?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : A resident of Makkah does not... his performance is not for 'Umrah.

The questioner : Well, if...

The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner : If he wants to perform 'Umrah?

The Shaykh : He has no 'Umrah. I do not say it is obligatory upon him; I say he is not permitted to perform 'Umrah. Allah the Exalted said:

then whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram

فمن تمتع بالعمرة إلى الحج فما استيسر من الهدي فمن لم يجد فصيام ثلاثة أيام في الحج وسبعة إذا رجعتم تلك عشرة كاملة ذلك لم يكن أهله حاضري المسجد الحرام

[Al-Baqarah 2:196]

As for the one who is present at al-Masjid al-Haram, he performs Hajj immediately from Makkah to Mina, and thus he completes the rituals of Hajj. As for 'Umrah, it is for those who are not residents of Makkah. Therefore, the scholars say that the 'Umrah of the people of Makkah is the circumambulation of the House; they perform tawaf night and day as much as they wish, and so on.

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