Is it permissible for a person to perform a second 'Umrah after performing his first 'Umrah?
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The questioner : Between performing the 'Umrah and a specific time, is it permissible after performing the first 'Umrah to come and perform a second 'Umrah for one of my relatives?
The Shaykh : We do not see this as being from the Sunnah; rather, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). If a person completes the 'Umrah he came to perform upon his arrival, he should not go to al-Tan'īm to perform another 'Umrah. This is not the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his Companions. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his Companions stayed in Makkah for nineteen days in the Year of the Conquest, and none of them went out to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah. Likewise, in the 'Umrah of Qadā', he performed the 'Umrah he came to perform upon his arrival and did not repeat the 'Umrah a second time from al-Tan'īm.
Accordingly, it is not prescribed (mashru') for a person, once he has completed the 'Umrah he came to perform, to go out to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah, neither for himself nor for another. If he wishes to benefit others, let him make supplication (du'a') for them, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Sahih Muslim 1631 He did not say, "or a righteous son who performs an 'Umrah for him, or fasts, or prays, or recites." This indicates that supplication is better than the righteous deeds that a person dedicates to a deceased person.
If it is absolutely necessary that he do something and dedicate a righteous deed to a deceased person, let him perform tawaf (circumambulation) of the House. His tawaf of the House for this relative is better than his going out to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah for him, because tawaf of the House is prescribed (mashru') at all times, whereas performing an 'Umrah is only for the one who is coming to Makkah, not for the one who is in Makkah who goes out and then performs an 'Umrah from al-Tan'īm.
If someone were to ask: What is the answer to the story of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) permitted her to go and perform an 'Umrah after the completion of Hajj?
We say: The answer to that is that when 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) arrived in Makkah, she had already entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, but menstruation (hayd) overtook her on the way, and she was unable to complete her 'Umrah. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) ordered her to enter the state of ihram for Hajj so that she would be performing them together (qiran), and she did so. When she finished Hajj, she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) to perform an independent 'Umrah, just as his wives (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had performed before Hajj, so he permitted her. Nevertheless, her brother 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) was with her, and he did not perform an 'Umrah, even though the matter was facilitated, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not guide him to do so. If a situation arises like the situation of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), we say: There is no blame on a woman if she goes out from Makkah to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah. Apart from that, we do not know of any report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he used to go out from Makkah to perform an 'Umrah from al-Tan'īm, nor did his Companions do so, to our knowledge.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We do not see this as being from the Sunnah; rather, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). If a person completes the 'Umrah he came to perform upon his arrival, he should not go to al-Tan'īm to perform another 'Umrah. This is not the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his Companions. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his Companions stayed in Makkah for nineteen days in the Year of the Conquest, and none of them went out to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah. Likewise, in the 'Umrah of Qadā', he performed the 'Umrah he came to perform upon his arrival and did not repeat the 'Umrah a second time from al-Tan'īm.
Accordingly, it is not prescribed (mashru') for a person, once he has completed the 'Umrah he came to perform, to go out to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah, neither for himself nor for another. If he wishes to benefit others, let him make supplication (du'a') for them, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاثة : إلا من صدقة جارية ، أو علم ينتفع به ، أو ولد صالح يدعو لهIf it is absolutely necessary that he do something and dedicate a righteous deed to a deceased person, let him perform tawaf (circumambulation) of the House. His tawaf of the House for this relative is better than his going out to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah for him, because tawaf of the House is prescribed (mashru') at all times, whereas performing an 'Umrah is only for the one who is coming to Makkah, not for the one who is in Makkah who goes out and then performs an 'Umrah from al-Tan'īm.
If someone were to ask: What is the answer to the story of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) permitted her to go and perform an 'Umrah after the completion of Hajj?
We say: The answer to that is that when 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) arrived in Makkah, she had already entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, but menstruation (hayd) overtook her on the way, and she was unable to complete her 'Umrah. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) ordered her to enter the state of ihram for Hajj so that she would be performing them together (qiran), and she did so. When she finished Hajj, she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) to perform an independent 'Umrah, just as his wives (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had performed before Hajj, so he permitted her. Nevertheless, her brother 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) was with her, and he did not perform an 'Umrah, even though the matter was facilitated, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not guide him to do so. If a situation arises like the situation of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), we say: There is no blame on a woman if she goes out from Makkah to al-Tan'īm to perform an 'Umrah. Apart from that, we do not know of any report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he used to go out from Makkah to perform an 'Umrah from al-Tan'īm, nor did his Companions do so, to our knowledge.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.