What’s the Difference between Umrah and Hajj ?
Salam All,
What’s the Difference between Umrah and Hajj ??
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1137938338618&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Hajj_Umra%2FHajjE%2FHajjE
Hajj
-Appointed time
-Obligatory
-One of the 5 pillars
-More reward, previous sins forgiven
-Very very crowded and pricey
-Can be done whenever
-Not Obligatory
-Not a pillar of Islam
-Less reward than Hajj but still plenty of reward
-Not so crowded and pricey
March 26th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Sheikh Ahmad Kutty amswered this using three points:
1) Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and it is mandatory for everyone who is physically and financially able to perform it once in a lifetime. `Umrah is not a pillar of Islam and it is only recommended and not obligatory.
2) Hajj must be performed in the prescribed time period, namely the months of Hajj, and even more specifically, the major rites are done in the first two weeks of Dhul- Hijjah. `Umrah, however, can be done any time of the year.
3) ‘Umrah involves only the rites of Tawaf and Sa`i with ihram; whereas Hajj involves staying in Mina, performing the rite of wuquf (standing) in the plains of `Arafat, staying in Muzdalifah, and pelting the stone pillars, as well as sacrifice in some cases. `Umrah, however, does not involve any of these.
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March 26th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1137938338618&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Hajj_Umra%2FHajjE%2FHajjE
Hajj
-Appointed time
-Obligatory
-One of the 5 pillars
-More reward, previous sins forgiven
-Very very crowded and pricey
Umrah
-Can be done whenever
-Not Obligatory
-Not a pillar of Islam
-Less reward than hajj but still plenty of reward
-Not so crowded and pricey
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