Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Thus, Hajj is a visit paid to the House of Allah, and the Hajj is
assigned well-known (lunar year) months. The Truth, Whose
Majesty reigns supreme, says (what means):
“The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year)
months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten
days of the 12th month of the Islâmic calendar, i.e. two months
and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein by
assuming Ihrâm), then he should not have sexual relations (with
his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj.”
(Al-Baqarah, 2: 197)
When we deduce judgments from the Book of Allah, we have to
bring all the Qur’anic verses that are related to the subject in
question. We cannot take a judgment from a verse while ignoring
another. Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, stated the ‘Umrah in
conjunction with the Hajj in the Qur’anic verse in which He says
(what means), ‘So it is not a sin on him who perform Hajj or
'Umrah (pilgrimage),’ (Al-Baqarah, 2: 158) and the Qur’anic verse
(that means), ‘And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies
according to the ways of Prophet Muhammad SAW), the Hajj and
'Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allâh.’ (Al-Baqarah, 2:
196). Therefore, ‘Umrah must be an enjoined duty and an
obligation. In Surat At-Taubah, Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He,
says (what means):
“And a declaration from Allâh and His Messenger to mankind
on the day of the greater Pilgrimage (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah -
the 12th month of Islâmic calendar) that Allâh is free from (all)
obligations to the Mushrikûn (see V.2:105) and so is His
Messenger.” (At-Taubah, 9: 3)
The word greater Hajj lends a feeling that there is another Hajj, but
not the greater. Consequently, there is a great Hajj, because what
comes next the greater in status is the great.
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