The ruling on performing 'Umrah in Ramadan for oneself and for others
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Question:
I perform 'Umrah in the blessed month of Ramadan five times: one for myself, one for my father, one for my mother, one for my deceased brother, and one for my deceased wife. I asked some of the shaykhs about this, and they said: it is not permissible. I hope you will inform me. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
We do not know of anything in this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1349a, and he did not specify a limit between the two 'Umrahs. If they are deceased, then performing 'Umrah for them and Hajj on their behalf is all good. If you place some days between the two 'Umrahs, that is good, if Allah wills. Otherwise, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify anything.
So, 'Umrah for a relative or a non-relative is a righteous deed, like charity and supplication. In the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man saying, "Labbaik for Shubrumah," he said: He said: He is my brother, or a relative of mine. He said: He said: No. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1811Sahih (Al-Albani), and he did not say: Is this a voluntary Hajj or an obligatory one? That indicates leniency in this matter.
And likewise, when people ask about Hajj... he answers them and does not say to them: Is it obligatory? So one says: I want to perform Hajj for my mother, and another says: I want to perform Hajj for my father, and he says to him: Fulfill your vow, and he did not say to him: Is it obligatory or voluntary?
I perform 'Umrah in the blessed month of Ramadan five times: one for myself, one for my father, one for my mother, one for my deceased brother, and one for my deceased wife. I asked some of the shaykhs about this, and they said: it is not permissible. I hope you will inform me. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
We do not know of anything in this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
An Umra is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the next, and Hajj which is accepted will receive no other reward than Paradise.
العمرة إلى العمرة كفَّارةٌ لما بينهما، والحج المبرور ليس له جزاء إلا الجنةSo, 'Umrah for a relative or a non-relative is a righteous deed, like charity and supplication. In the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man saying, "Labbaik for Shubrumah," he said:
Who is Shubrumah?
مَن شبرمة؟Did you perform Hajj for yourself?
حججتَ عن نفسك؟perform hajj on your own behalf, then perform it on behalf of Shubrumah.
حُجَّ عن نفسك ثم حُجَّ عن شبرمةAnd likewise, when people ask about Hajj... he answers them and does not say to them: Is it obligatory? So one says: I want to perform Hajj for my mother, and another says: I want to perform Hajj for my father, and he says to him: Fulfill your vow, and he did not say to him: Is it obligatory or voluntary?
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