What is the stronger position regarding the manner of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) pilgrimage?
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The questioner : Which is the stronger of the two opinions?
The Shaykh : In my view, the stronger position is that he first entered the state of ihram for ifrad, then added 'Umrah to Hajj. And there is no harm in adding 'Umrah to Hajj. As for the statement of our jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) that it is not valid because one does not benefit from it, it is asked: Who said one does not benefit? He does benefit; he benefits by obtaining the two types of pilgrimage instead of one.
And supporting this is also the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 932Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : In my view, the stronger position is that he first entered the state of ihram for ifrad, then added 'Umrah to Hajj. And there is no harm in adding 'Umrah to Hajj. As for the statement of our jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) that it is not valid because one does not benefit from it, it is asked: Who said one does not benefit? He does benefit; he benefits by obtaining the two types of pilgrimage instead of one.
And supporting this is also the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):