Al-Kāfi - Volume 4 > Al-Mabtulah (Separate, without al-Hajj) al-Umrah During the Months of al-Hajj
Hadith #1

1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ الْمُفْرَدَةِ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that there is no offense in performing al-‘Umrah al- Mufradah (without al-Hajj) during the months of al-Hajj and returning home.”



Hadith #2

2ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ الْمُفْرَدَةِ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ.

2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad, from al-Hassan ibn Ali, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘It is not harmful to perform al-‘Umrah al-Mufradah in the months of al-Hajj and thereafter to return to one’s family, if one so desires.’”



Hadith #3

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ مُعْتَمِراً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى بِلادِهِ قَالَ لا بَأْسَ وَإِنْ حَجَّ فِي عَامِهِ ذَلِكَ وَأَفْرَدَ الْحَجَّ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَمٌ فَإِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) خَرَجَ قَبْلَ التَّرْوِيَةِ بِيَوْمٍ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ وَقَدْ كَانَ دَخَلَ مُعْتَمِراً.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yemaniy who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, was asked about a man who travels in the months of al-Hajj for al-‘Umrah, then returns to his town. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful. If he performs al-Hajj in that year he is not required to offer animal offering. Al-Husayn ibn Ali, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, left before the day of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajj ah) for Iraq and he had entered Makkah for al-‘Umrah.’” NOTE: (Fatwa best explains Hadith 2-3 of this Chapter.)



Hadith #4

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مَرَّارٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مِنْ أَيْنَ افْتَرَقَ الْمُتَمَتِّعُ وَالْمُعْتَمِرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُتَمَتِّعَ مُرْتَبِطٌ بِالْحَجِّ وَالْمُعْتَمِرَ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا ذَهَبَ حَيْثُ شَاءَ وَقَدِ اعْتَمَرَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ ثُمَّ رَاحَ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ وَالنَّاسُ يَرُوحُونَ إِلَى مِنًى وَلا بَأْسَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ لِمَنْ لا يُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘What is the difference between al-‘Umrah of al- Tamattu‘ and separate al-‘Umrah?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Al-Tamattu’ al-‘Umrah is linked with al- Hajj. In a separate al-‘Umrah, one, after completing its acts, is free to go wherever he likes. Al- Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, performed separate al-‘Umrah in Dhu al-Hajj ah, then he left on the day of al-Tarwiyah (8th of Dhu al-Hajj ah) for Iraq when people were leaving for Mina. There is no offense in performing al-‘Umrah in the month of Dhu al-Hajj ah if one does not want to perform al-Hajj.’”