Abstract
THE UMRAH AND SAYINGS OF THE JURISTS IN ITS REPETITION
It is known that what is permissible is what Allah and His Messenger، peace by upon him permitted، and what is prohibited is what Allah and His Messenger prohibited. Allah، glory be to Him، commanded us to perform the Hajj and Umrah، saying، “And perform Hajj and Umrah for Allah” and then He elucidated for us that Hajj is to be performed in specific months، namely، Shawwaal، Dhu Al-Qi’dah and Dhu AlHijjah. Allaah said، “Hajj is (in) known months”، but He didn’t delineate a specific time for umrah. The Messenger، peace be upon him، performed umrah at various times of the year. However، in the story of Aisha، may Allah be pleased with her، during the Farewell Hajj، the Messenger، peace be upon him، did not leave with her to Tan’eem، nor did he encourage anyone to go with her. Rather، he sent her with her brother who served as her mahram (chaperone of unmarriageable kin) so that he himself would not enter ihraam. Is this an evidence for the illegality of performing umrah from Tan’eem? And does the hajji pilgrim performing umrah from Tan’eem oppose the sunnah? Or is he rewarded for fulfilling Allah’s command of performing a Hajj and Umrah? And is the Messenger’s omission of performing the umrah strong enough evidence for its illegality?
After mentioning the linguistic and conventional definitions of umrah، and its appointed time according to the jurists، and after explaining the meaning of repetition of the umrah، our research elucidates the different juristic opinions pertaining to its repetition. The research then explains the various evidences put forth by both those who permit and those who prohibit the repetition of the umrah، and includes the sifting through evidences and rebuttals of the various arguments in order to reach a verdict pertaining to the repetition of the umrah.
Keywords
Repetition، Umrah، Tan’eem، Aisha’s umrah
