Umrah
Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of year, with fewer rites than hajj. It is not obligatory in the way hajj is, though its exact status is discussed among scholars. It is sometimes combined with hajj in a single trip.
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Is it obligatory for one who enters Mecca in a state of ihram and recites the talbiyah for a ritual to intend Umrah before commencing its rites, or should he continue with the intention for the ritual and begin with Tawaf al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival)? And is Tawaf al-Qudum the same as Tawaf al-Umrah? And is it permissible for the one in ihram to rest for a day or more before the tawaf? And if he performs tawaf, would that be Tawaf al-Umrah or Tawaf al-Qudum?
Absolute ihram is valid, and the pilgrim in ihram can direct their intention to any type of ritual. If they intend ifrad (performing Hajj only), their intention is sufficient to perform the Hajj rituals. If they intend…
What is the ruling regarding the marriage of a woman who performed Umrah while menstruating, then experienced a recurrence of blood in a subsequent Umrah, and then performed three Umrahs thereafter? And does anything result from that?
If a menstruating woman enters into ihram for Umrah, she must wait until she is pure to perform Tawaf and Sa'i, because Tawaf is not valid without purity, and the validity of Sa'i is conditioned upon the preceding…
Will I be rewarded after dedicating the reward of Umrah to a deceased woman, and is it permissible to dedicate the reward of Umrah to more than one deceased person?
The madhhab (school of thought) of most scholars is that the deceased benefits from the reward of acts of worship gifted to them, such as 'Umrah. Therefore, there is no harm in performing 'Umrah on behalf of the woman,…
Questions that use it
Is it incumbent upon a woman who performed Umrah on her own behalf and on behalf of others to shorten from each braid a fingertip-length for each person for whom she performed Umrah, or is it sufficient to shorten a single fingertip-length from her braid for everyone?
Is it permissible to go for Umrah with a three-month-old baby girl and her mother who recently underwent a Caesarean section?
What is the ruling on someone from Mecca who performed Umrah and prayed the two rak'ahs in his house with the intention of Umrah, without going to the Miqat due to his ignorance?