Virtues and
Benefits of Umrah:
Allah
Almighty says in the Holy Qur'an regarding Hajj and Umrah:
"وَ أَتِمُّوا
الْحَجَّ وَ الْعُمْرَةَ لِلّٰهِؕ (البقرہ)
Translation:
"And complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allah."
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Explanation:
The meaning of this part of the blessed verse is that when a person makes the
intention for Hajj or Umrah and wears the Ihram, then he should not show any
negligence in its performance. He should perform all the rituals and actions
properly.
Meaning of Umrah:
The literal meaning of Umrah is “visit”, and in Islamic terminology it means:
To wear Ihram from the Miqat (fixed boundary), perform Tawaf (circumambulation)
of the Kaaba, and perform Sa’i between Safa and Marwah.
Virtue of
Umrah in the Light of Hadiths:
Just like
Hajj to the House of Allah, Umrah also has great virtue mentioned in Islam.
That is why Umrah is also called "Minor Hajj" (Hajj-e-Asghar).
A few blessed Hadiths related to this are presented below:
1- Hazrat Amr
bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy Prophet
(peace be upon him) said:
The best deed is: a righteous Hajj or a righteous Umrah.
(Sharh Musnad Imam Azam – Al-Tabarani)
2- Hazrat Abu
Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said:
One Umrah erases the sins committed between it and the next Umrah.
(Sharh Musnad Imam Azam – Mishkat)
3- Hazrat Abu
Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy Prophet (peace
be upon him) said:
Those who perform Hajj and Umrah are the guests of Allah. If they pray,
Allah accepts their prayers, and if they seek forgiveness, Allah forgives them.
(Sharh Musnad Imam Azam – Mishkat)
4- Hazrat
Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Follow Hajj and Umrah repeatedly, for they eliminate poverty and sins just
as the furnace removes impurities from gold and silver.
(Sharh Musnad Imam Azam – Mishkat)
5- Hazrat Abu
Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy Prophet (peace
be upon him) said:
The Jihad of the elderly, weak, and women is Hajj and Umrah.
(Sharh Musnad Imam Azam – Al-Targhib wal Tarhib)
6- Hazrat Umm
Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Holy Prophet (peace
be upon him) said:
Whoever wears the Ihram for Umrah from Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), his sins
will be forgiven.
(Sharh Musnad Imam Azam, by Allamah Yasin Qosuri – Al-Targhib wal Tarhib)
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