The Reason for the Prohibition of the Sacred Months

The Shaykh : Do you know why they were prohibited? They were prohibited because people perform Hajj and 'Umrah. They perform Hajj and 'Umrah. Hajj requires going and returning and staying in Makkah. They said that the month before Dhu al-Hijjah is for the journey, the month of Dhu al-Hijjah is for performing the rites, and the month of Muharram is for the return. These are three months in which fighting is forbidden and in which people are safe. So much so that an Arab would see the killer of his father in these months and not kill him. Then they, I mean the Arabs, do not perform 'Umrah in the months of Hajj; they perform 'Umrah in Rajab for economic or religious benefit, even though most of their religion is not prescribed. So, Rajab is for 'Umrah, and the three consecutive months are for Hajj.