The Ruling on Performing 'Umrah in the Month of Rajab and the Months of Hajj
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Question:
A questioner says: More than one scholar holds that performing 'Umrah in the month of Rajab is a religious innovation (bid'ah). What is your opinion, Your Eminence?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. The Salaf used to do it, as Ibn Rajab mentioned. 'Umar and others used to perform 'Umrah in Rajab. Also, it is authentic that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed 'Umrah in Rajab, according to a hadith from Ibn 'Umar.
Q: And what about 'Umrah during the days of Hajj or the month of Hajj?
A: One should do it. Performing 'Umrah in Dhul-Qa'dah has virtue, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it. In Ramadan, it is also equivalent to a Hajj. So, 'Umrah is valid at any time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1349a The entire year is a place for 'Umrah.
A questioner says: More than one scholar holds that performing 'Umrah in the month of Rajab is a religious innovation (bid'ah). What is your opinion, Your Eminence?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. The Salaf used to do it, as Ibn Rajab mentioned. 'Umar and others used to perform 'Umrah in Rajab. Also, it is authentic that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed 'Umrah in Rajab, according to a hadith from Ibn 'Umar.
Q: And what about 'Umrah during the days of Hajj or the month of Hajj?
A: One should do it. Performing 'Umrah in Dhul-Qa'dah has virtue, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it. In Ramadan, it is also equivalent to a Hajj. So, 'Umrah is valid at any time. 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 كفَّارة لما بينهما، والحج المبرور ليس له جزاء إلا الجنة
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