Ruling on Repeating 'Umrah
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence, for two years I have been performing 'Umrah in Ramadan, and praise be to Allah. But some of my brothers told me that 'Umrah is only once in a lifetime, so it is not necessary to repeat it in Ramadan more than once. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
'Umrah is obligatory once in a lifetime; the obligatory 'Umrah is once in a lifetime, and the obligatory Hajj is once in a lifetime. However, it is prescribed for the believer to repeat 'Umrah and Hajj. If it is easy for him to perform 'Umrah in Ramadan every year, that is a great good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 939Sahih (Darussalam) or he said: -peace and blessings be upon him-. And he said -peace and blessings be upon him-: Sahih Muslim 1349a And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2631Hasan (Darussalam) So if one follows up Hajj with 'Umrah, and it is easy for him to do so, that is a great good. As for the obligation, it is once in a lifetime: one 'Umrah and one Hajj. Yes.
The presenter: Your Eminence, if one repeats 'Umrah, for example, in Ramadan more than once?
The Shaykh: There is no harm, there is no harm -if Allah wills-. But limiting it to once is perhaps more cautious and better, so as not to tire people, so as not to cause difficulty for people, as it leads to crowding. Once is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. This is the most cautious and best, and the most preferable, so as not to burden people, and so that he and others do not cause congestion. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.
The questioner says: Your Eminence, for two years I have been performing 'Umrah in Ramadan, and praise be to Allah. But some of my brothers told me that 'Umrah is only once in a lifetime, so it is not necessary to repeat it in Ramadan more than once. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
'Umrah is obligatory once in a lifetime; the obligatory 'Umrah is once in a lifetime, and the obligatory Hajj is once in a lifetime. However, it is prescribed for the believer to repeat 'Umrah and Hajj. If it is easy for him to perform 'Umrah in Ramadan every year, that is a great good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Umrah during Ramadan is equal to Hajj
عمرة في رمضان تعدل حجةA Hajj with me
حجة معيAn 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 كفارة لما بينهما، والحج المبرور ليس له جزاء إلا الجنةPerform Hajj and 'Umrah consecutively, for they remove poverty and sin as the bellows removes impurity from iron and gold and silver, and Hajj Al-Mabrur brings no less a reward than Paradise.
تابعوا بين الحج والعمرة؛ فإنهما ينفيان الفقر والذنوب كما ينفي الكير خبث الحديد والذهب والفضة، وليس للحج المبرور ثواب إلا الجنةThe presenter: Your Eminence, if one repeats 'Umrah, for example, in Ramadan more than once?
The Shaykh: There is no harm, there is no harm -if Allah wills-. But limiting it to once is perhaps more cautious and better, so as not to tire people, so as not to cause difficulty for people, as it leads to crowding. Once is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. This is the most cautious and best, and the most preferable, so as not to burden people, and so that he and others do not cause congestion. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.
Source
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