Most of the brothers perform 'Umrah in Ramadan during the last ten days, and they also do i'tikaf, and at the beginning of the festival they leave without a farewell?

The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, most of the brothers perform 'Umrah in Ramadan during the last ten days, and they also do i'tikaf, and on the night of... they leave without a farewell.

The Shaykh : Do they leave for their countries?

The questioner : Yes, to their countries, or for example to regions within Saudi Arabia, without a farewell.

The Shaykh : But they did not come for 'Umrah?

The questioner : They came for 'Umrah.

The Shaykh : They came for 'Umrah?

The questioner : Yes

The Shaykh : They must perform the farewell tawaf.

The questioner : So is something obligatory upon them?

The Shaykh : No, because some scholars do not consider the farewell tawaf obligatory for 'Umrah, but rather recommended. So if they are following these scholars, nothing is required of them.

The questioner : Is something obligatory upon me personally, since I did this?

The Shaykh : Did you believe it was obligatory?

The questioner : It was not obligatory upon me.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, you did not believe it was obligatory. So listen to the scholars who say it is not obligatory. Yes, Salim.