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Thursday, February 6, 2020

34. Incorporation Of Umrah In Hajj

When the Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ascended al-Marwah for the last time, he called out, 
"If I knew before what I know now [regarding my religion], I would not  have brought sacrificial animals with me and would have made this an umrah; so whoever of you has no sacrificial animal with him should remove his Ihram and make it an umrah."


Suraqah bin Malik bin ju 'shum then asked, "O messenger of Allah (saw) does this apply to the present year or does it apply forever?" Allah's messenger Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala intertwined his fingers and said, "The umrah has become incorporated in hajj forever and ever."

During pre-Islamic days the pagan Arabs regarded it sinful to perform umrah during the hajj season. 


The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,while abolishing this custom,  directed his companions to remove their Ihram and consider the tawaf and Sa'i as umrah.

The ihram for hajj is assumed by both visiting pilgrims and the local residents of Makkah in Makkah itself,  as a hadith related by 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas states that the residents of Makkah should enter ihram for hajj in Makkah. 


He salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam instructed those companions who removed ihram after umrah to enter ihram again for hajj  on the 18th of Dhul-Hajjah and to sacrifice animals on the 10th.

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