Thursday, September 11, 2014

‘Umrah permissible round the year?

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The first question of Fatwa no. 4517
Q 1: ‘Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) is prescribed to be performed only once in one’s lifetime, so is it permissible to do it any time during the year, or only in the months of Hajj?
A: It is permissible to perform ‘Umrah at any time of the year including the months of Hajj. If a Muslim performs it in the months of Hajj before the rites of Hajj, then they have performed what is called Tamattu‘ Hajj (`Umrah during the months of Hajj followed by Hajj in the same year with a break in between). If they incorporated the rites of ‘Umrah and Hajj, this is called Qiran Hajj (combining Hajj and `Umrah without a break in between).
(Part No. 11Page No. 317)
Both the Mutamatti‘ (pilgrim performing Tamattu‘ Hajj) and Qarin (pilgrim performing Qiran Hajj..READ MORE

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