Ramadhaan Reminder – Day 19 – Umrah is obligatory once during a person’s lifetime.

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and the most Merciful, all praise is due to Allah and may the praise and peace of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammed (صلى الله عليه وسلم ), his family and his companions.

As for what’s next, then Umrah is obligatory once during a (person’s) lifetime/lifespan upon the one who’s capable, and whatever he adds after the one (first), then it is voluntary. And Umrah consists of pillars, and they are: Al’Ihraam (intention & clothing at the Meeqaat), At’Tawaaf (circulating the Ka’bah, 7 times) As’Sa’ee (walking between As’safa and Al’Marwa, 7 times), and (Umrah) also consists of obligations, seven and (Umrah) also contains recommended (actions).

And Umrah is legislated during any time, legislated at any time, so for the one en route to Mecca, then he purifies himself and wears ihraam at the meeqaat point which he passes by on his way (to Mecca) and as for the one without a meeqaat, then he is to make ihraam at his house, from where he began so, from his house. Or the one who has (already) arrived and passed by his meeqaat point and didn’t (initally) want Hajj nor Umrah but then wanted to preform Hajj, then he makes ihraam from the point he made his intention, from where he started just as the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم ) said: “he makes his ihraam from the point he intended for Hajj and Umrah” except for the one who is in Mecca, for he makes his ihraam from at’taneem (masjid on the outskirts of sacred point in Mecca) or from al’hiil outside of the sacred boundaries of Mecca, and he also doesn’t make ihraam for Umrah from Mecca, so that he may gather between hiil and haram so he goes to the closest point outside of the boundaries (of Mecca) and makes ihraam from there, like At’Taneem (a Masjid outside of the boundaries) and Az’Zaahir (an area outside of the boundaries in Mecca) and other than that from Al’Hiil from the boundaries of Mecca and the boundaries of Al’Haram, so he leaves from the boundaries of Al’Haram and makes his ihraam for Umrah.

And Umrah in Ramadan has virtue, a great virtue as the Umrah in Ramadan is like (preforming) Hajj, so Umrah in Ramadan is like Hajj in a narration, (as) the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم ) said: “Like Hajj with me” so it contains a great virtue, Umrah during Ramadan and these are the pillars of Islam (assuming is a continuation from a previous lesson) and from them is Hajj and Umrah, and Umrah is a smaller Hajj and consists of a great virtue and it is legislated throughout the whole year, different to Hajj which has a specific time.

“The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known months ..” – Surah Al’Baqarah | Verse 197

And it is the month of As’Shawaal and Dul’Qidaa and ten days from Dil’Hijaah, these are the months of Hajj, Umrah in Ramadan has a virtue as was mentioned, he said (صلى الله عليه وسلم ): “Umrah in Ramadan is like Hajj” and in (another) narration: “ .. like Hajj with me”.

So Umrah in Ramadan has a great virtue, so the Muslim should strive in completing Umrah in Ramadan so that he may attain this great reward.

All praise is due to Allah and may the praise and peace of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammed (صلى الله عليه وسلم ), his family and his companions

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