Islam Guidance

DO NOT MISS THE UMRAH MUFRADAH

DO NOT MISS THE UMRAH MUFRADAH
In addition to circumambulating, offering prayers, and reciting the Holy Quran, one must not miss performing the umrah mufrada so long as he is in Mecca.

Ibn-Uzaina reports that he asked Imam Sadiq (a.s) some questions and the Imam himself wrote down the answers: سَألْتُهُ عَن قَولِ الله عزّ وجلّ: وَللهِ عَلى النّاسِ حِجُّ البَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطاعَ إِليهِ سَبيلاً، (قال الإمامُ) يَعني بِهِ الحَجَّ والعُمرَةَ جَميعاً لأنَّهُما مَفروضانِ. وَسَألتُهُ عَن قولِ اللهِ عزّ وجَلّ: وَأَتِمُّوا الحَجَّ والعُمْرَةَ للهِ، قالَ (الإمامُ) يَعني بِتَمامِهِما أَدائَهُما وَاتِّقاءَ ما يَتَّقِي المُحْرِمُ فيهِما. وسَأَلتُهُ عَن قَولِ اللهِ عزّ وجَلّ: اَلْحَجُّ الأَكْبَرُ، فَقالَ: الحَجُّ الأكْبَرُ الوقُوفُ بِعَرَفَةَ ورَمْيُ الجِمارِ، والحَجُّ الأصْغَرُ العُمْرَةُ.
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1 See Thawab ul-Aamal; p. 49
2 See Thawab ul-Aamal; p. 50

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?I asked him about God's saying, 'and pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon men for the sake of Allah, (upon) every one who is able to undertake the journey to it, (The Holy Quran; 3:97)' and he (a.s) answered, 'This indicates to both Hajj and umrah since they both are incumbent.' I also asked him about God's saying, 'And accomplish the pilgrimage (Hajj) and the visit(umrah) for Allah, (The Holy Quran; 2:196)' and he (a.s) answered, 'This means that they both must be accomplished completely and that every act that is forbidden for the Muhrim to do is also forbidden to be done during periods of Hajj and Urmah.' I also asked him about God's saying, 'the day of the greater pilgrimage ?Hajj-? (The Holy Quran; 9:3)' and he (a.s) answered, 'the greater Hajj is halting in Arafat and throwing the pebbles, and the minor Hajj is the Umrah.'?1
To mention the parents, brethren, and neighbors during the performance of acts of Hajj is praiseworthy and recommended.
Ibn-Ammar narrates that he asked Imam Sadiq (a.s) whether it is acceptable to include his parents and brothers with his performance of Hajj though they all performed Hajj. The Imam (a.s) answered: إِجْعِلهُم مَعَكَ، فَإنَّ اللهَ تَعالى جَاعِلٌ لهُم حَجّاً وَلكَ حَجّاً ولَكَ أَجْراً بِصِلَتِكَ إياهُم. يَدخُلُ عَلى المَيِّتِ في قَبرِهِ الصّلاةُ والصَّومُ والحَجُّ والصّدَقَةُ والعِتْقُ.
?Include them with your Hajj, for Allah the Exalted will write to them and you the rewards of performance of Hajj and, additionally, you will exclusively obtain the reward of regarding your relatives. The rewards of prayers, fasting, Hajj, almsgiving, and manumission (of slaves) that are offered for the death reach them while they are in their graves.?2
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1 See al-Wafi; vol. 2 section: Hajj p. 47
2 See al-Wafi; vol. 2 section: Hajj p. 57

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