QUESTION ABOUT UMRAH (answer needed as fast as possible)

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Salam all,

My mom went to do the Umrah, last Thursday. She's ill. She suffers from a degenerative rhumatoid multiple-arthrites. She wants to do the Umrah for four deceased persons (her parents, my dad and my sister's husband). Knowing her physical limits, she wonders if she could do the nyah of Umrah for the four of them in one time. Is it permissible?

Thanks in advance

S.

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what is "nyah"?

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Nyah(niyah) means intention.

Source on answer below:islamonline.net

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. Dear brother in Islam, thanks a lot for your question, which reflects your care to have a clear view of the teachings of Islam. Allah commands Muslims to refer to people of knowledge to become well acquainted with the teachings of Islam in all aspects of life. Concerning the issue of performing more than one `Umrah on the same journey, there is neither prohibition nor obligation to it. However, neither the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor his righteous companions ever did it. That is why some scholars dislike it and see that it is not recommended, unless one offers `Umrah once for himself and again on behalf of others. However, other scholars see nothing wrong in making multiple `Umrahs on one visit, even if they are all for oneself. Here we would like to cite a fatwa by the eminent Muslim scholar, Dr. `Abdur-Raziq M. Fadl, of Al-Azhar University: Some Muslim scholars see that it is permissible to make multiple `Umrahs while one is staying in Makkah, especially if the rest of the `Umrahs after the first are offered on behalf of other people, for example, a late father or brother. There is still a single point I want to stress in this concern. I would like to remind every Muslim that making multiple `Umrahs, no matter for how many times, does not substitute for Hajj, nor does it exempt one from the obligation to perform Hajj whenever he can afford it physically and financially. Some scholars maintain that it is not recommended to make multiple consecutive `Umrahs on one journey—that is, the person leaves Makkah towards At-Tan`eem, where he puts on ihram and then makes another `Umrah and repeats it several times. These scholars base their view on the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions never did this. Rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed four `Umrahs in four years, each one on a separate journey. Nevertheless, we cannot generalize this ruling to include all cases. This means that if `Umrah is made for a certain purpose, then it is all right to make it several times on the same journey. Hence, a Muslim can perform `Umrah for himself. Then he can make another `Umrah on behalf of his father, then he can make another one on behalf of his mother in one journey. But it is not commendable to perform `Umrah more than once for oneself on the same journey. However, if it happened that one did it, it would not be more than disliked, according to the view of some scholars. Hence, dear questioner, if you intend to make one `Umrah for yourself and the rest on behalf others, then there is nothing wrong on all levels. But if you want to perform four `Umrahs for yourself, then you are free to choose one of the views mentioned above; that is, either to do it according to those who legalize it, or to refrain from this according to those who dislike it, as it never occurred in the Prophet's lifetime.

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Thank you brother for taking the time to answer my question. Jazaka Allah.


S.