Question
I recently read the article of nafl Umrah and Hajj. For many years i have the yearning of going for Umrah, and seeing Allah's House and to visit my Beloved Nabee (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Can one go accompanied with a mehram and also with the family?
Answer
We understand from your question that the purpose of your desire is to gain thawaab. If our understanding is correct, then we apprize you of simple ways of gaining the Thawaab of Hajj and Umrah without undertaking a journey. Our Beloved Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) informed us that if one looks with affection at the faces of one's parents, it is the equivalent of the reward of one Hajj. Therefore, if you look 10 times a day with affection at the faces of your parents, you gain the Thawaab of ten Hajj.
The thawaab of Ishraaq Salaat is a Maqbool Hajj and Umrah. Thus, if your intention is Allah's Pleasure, then gain the thawaab of Hajj and Umrah at home. If Hajj is not Fardh, then in this age it is not permissible to go even with a mahram. You will be embroiled in sin from the time you depart until the time you return within the precincts of your home. Abstention from sin is infinitely superior than Nafl ibaadat. Hadhrat Antaaki (Rahmatullah alayh) said: "Abstention from one sin, even if it is a sagheerah sin, is better than a thousand raka'ts Nafl Salaat, freeing a thousand slaves, and participating in a thousand Jihaad campaigns.
Now examine your intention and make your choice. It is not permissible to go even with a mahram.
AND A MUFTI'S
BAATIL FATWA
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 09
- PDF page
- 5
Verbatim verified against the source PDF
Appears under NAFL HAJJ AND UMRAH?. This heading is the nearest headline at or before the page and is approximate. Do not cite it alone.