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Offering more than one `Umrah in the same year | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts.
What is the ruling on performing `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) several times during the same year?
A: It is permissible to do this, for the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated, ” The performance of `Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous one. And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Jannah (Paradise).” (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
• [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 11, Page no.334, Fatwa no. 7387]
Ruling on Tawaf-ul-Wada` for anyone outside the Haram and in Al-Ta’if | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts.
Q 8: Is Tawaf-ul-Wada
(circumambulation of the Ka
bah on leaving Makkah) one of the obligations of `Umrah for those outside the Haram (the Sacred Mosque) and residents of Al-Ta’if ?A: If a person of the people of Al-Ta’if wants to leave Makkah after performing Umrah, they should perform Tawaf-ul-Wada, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, None of you should leave Makkah until the last thing you do is Tawaf around the Ka
bah. (Narrated by Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah) In another narration, The people were ordered to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada
as the last thing before leaving Makkah, except menstruating women who were excused. (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)There is disagreement on whether it is obligatory for a person who is performing `Umrah. However, it is safer to perform it, according to the general rules of the Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet).
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
• [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 11, Page no.335, Fatwa no. 2873]
Performing `Umrah each week | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts.
Q 1: I live in a village 100 kilometers away from Um Al-Qura (Makkah Al-Mukarramah). Each year in Ramadan I go to Makkah for
Umrah, and I perform Jumu
ah (Friday) andAsr (After noon) Prayers there, then I go back to my village. I discussed this with some of my brothers and they said that it is not permissible to do
Umrah every week in Ramadan. Appreciate your guidance, may Allah enlighten you.A: If the reality is as you have mentioned, this is permissible because there is no text that specifies the length of time that should elapse between one `Umrah and the next.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions.
• [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 11, Page no.337, Fatwa no. 8018]
Fidyah for not performing an obligatory ritual | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts.
Q 1: What is the ruling on someone who performs obligatory Hajj without performing many obligatory things such as, neglecting to assume Ihram (ritual state for Hajj and
Umrah) from Miqat (sites for entering the ritual state for Hajj and
Umrah for Hajj and `Umrah), and not spending the night in Muzdalifah? Is offering one sacrifice sufficient for both obligations that they did not perform? Or Should they offer two sacrifices?A: They should offer one sacrifice which will suffice both obligations. They should not eat from the meat of this sacrifice, but it should be distributed to the poor in Al-Haram. If they can not afford the sacrifice, they should fast for ten days for not performing the first obligation and another ten days for not performing the second.
Q 4: Concerning the sacrifice that should be offered by a person who did not perform some of the obligations of Hajj, is it different from the Hady (sacrificial animal offered by pilgrims) offered during Tamattu
Hajj (
Umrah during the months of Hajj followed by Hajj in the same year with a break in between) mentioned in Allah’s Saying: Then if you are in safety and whosoever performs the ‘Umrah in the months of Hajj, before (performing) the Hajj, (i.e. Hajj-at-Tamattu‘ and Al-Qirân), he must slaughter a Hady such as he can afford ? If so, is it permissible for a pilgrim to give the Hady’s price in charity to a poor person? If they may, is it permissible for the recipient to spend this money on himself or his family instead of buying and slaughtering the Hady?A: Whoever does not perform one of the obligations of Hajj and `Umrah should offer a sacrifice. It may be one seventh of a she-camel or cow or one sheep that will suffice Ud-hiyah. It should be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor in al-Haram. It is impermissible to give its price in charity as it goes against what Allah has ordered.
Q 5: Is it permissible for a person who should offer a sacrifice to delay this act until they arrive at their home town?
When are they allowed to begin offering the sacrifice and when is the deadline of offering it?
A: If the person who did not perform one of the Hajj obligations can not afford the sacrifice, they are to fast for ten days; three days during Hajj and seven days after their return to their home. They should begin offering the sacrifice immediately after omitting the obligation whether it is before or after `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice). There is no deadline set for offering it, but when offering the sacrifice is within their ability, they should hasten to offer it. When they delay offering the sacrifice until their arrival to their hometown, offering the sacrifice in their home town will not be sufficient. They should buy the sacrificial animal and slaughter it in Al-Haram and distribute its meat to the poor there. It is permissible to authorize a reliable person to do this on their behalf.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions.
• [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 11, Page no.342-343, Fatwa no. 3657]
Bidding Al-Masjidul-Nabawy farewell | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts.
Q: Answer us, may Allah reward you with the best, about whether a person performing Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) at a time other than that of Hajj has to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada (circumambulation around the Ka
bah on leaving Makkah). In fact, I have performed three Umrahs at times other than that of Hajj performing no Tawaf-ul-Wada basing my act on the book of Sheikh Ibn Jarul-Lah, may Allah forgive him, his parents and all Muslims. In the book, the Sheikh mentioned fundamentals and pillars of Umrah giving no mention of Tawaf-ul-Wada. However, I was told by some people that one has to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada
for Umrah.Moreover, as for visiting Al-Masjid Al-Nabawy and saluting Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him); is there Wada (farewell) of visiting it and saluting Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)? Actually, mentioned in the copies of supplications are the Wada` of Al-Masjid and saluting the Prophet (peace be upon him).
A: First: It is not obligatory on a person who performs Umrah at a time other than that of Hajj to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada. Accordingly, you are liable to nothing for leaving Makkah after performing Umrah without performing Tawaf-ul-Wada. However, it will be good to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada`.
Second: Visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is a Sunnah (a commendable act) which is based on the general purport of Hadith exhorting us to visit graves. Nevertheless, one should not undertake a journey specifically for that purpose. Thus, the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) should be visited by those living in Al-Madinah or its suburb whose moving to Al-Madinah may not be considered travel. Accordingly, undertaking a journey to Al-Madinah specifically to visit his grave is not permissible, for he (peace be upon him) forbade it in the Hadith: Do not undertake journey but to three Masjids (mosques): this Masjid of mine, Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.
However, if someone travels to Al-Madinah for a certain other purpose such as trade, seeking knowledge and the like or travels to it to offer Salah (Prayer) in Al-Masjid Al-Nabawy seeking the doubled reward, he should offer Salah first then visit the Prophet (peace be upon him), the Shar
y (Islamic legal) visit invoking blessings and peace upon him and saluting Abu Bakr and
Umar, asking Allah to be pleased with them and supplicating Allah for them. Anyway, this is to be done without rubbing oneself against the grave or its surroundings or kissing anything thereof. This is also to take place without supplicating the Prophet or seeking his help, for, in fact, supplicating him and seeking his help after his death is like supplicating any other dead person which is an act of major Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). It suffices to invoke peace and blessings on him and ask Allah to be pleased with Abu Bakr and `Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad,his family and his companions.
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