Assalamu Aleikum,

I moved to Jeddah around 3 months ago and have visited the Masjid al Haram twice with my husband. The first time i went in the state of Ihram to perform Umrah but could not do so as my baby (who was just 11 months at that time) got agitated when he saw the sea of people. So i stayed in one of the women's enclosure til my husband completed his rituals.

The second I went with no intention of Umrah and as before waited with my baby in one of the women's enclosures.

Now, my father tells me that it is wajib upon every Muslim who visits Makkah to perform Umrah - (but also said "check on that").

Is this view correct?

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I've never heard it before. But I thought Umrah was always Nafl, except when it was nazr ie.If I pass this test, I'll do an Umrah. Why don't you ask at a fatwa site?

wa'alaikum as'salaam,

You mentioned that first time you went in state of irham to do umrah. You might want to check the two rulings below similar to your situation and also consult a scholar on this matter.

She entered ihraam for ‘umrah, then she decided not to do it. What does she have to do? .

She entered ihraam for ‘umrah but was afraid of the locusts in the haram so she did not complete it


Is ‘Umrah obligatory or Sunnah?.

The correct one of the two scholarly views is that ‘Umrah is obligatory, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according to the ways of Prophet Muhammad), the Hajj and ‘Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allaah” [al-Baqarah 2:196]



http://islamqa.com/en/ref/39524


But is it wajib (obligatory) everytime you visit makkah?


I have not read or come across anything of such.


There is such a thing as Tawaaf al-qudoom (tawaaf of arrival) for Hajj. This is done by the pilgrim who has entered ihraam for Hajj and by the pilgrim who is doing Qiraan, i.e., joining ‘Umrah and Hajj, when he reaches the Ka’bah. I"m not sure if there is a similar thing also for those arriving into makkah. I do recall reading something similiar to it, not sure if it was just some dua you recite when you entered makkah or do the tawaf as well like you do 2 rakah sunnah'ul salam when you enter any masjid. Might want to check up on that, maybe someone here came across such reading also.