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Muslims may visit Makkah at any
other time of the year for a shorter
pilgrimage called
‘Umrah
.
There is great blessing and reward
in performing the
‘Umrah
too.
The blessed Prophet Muhammad
[s] said, “
Indeed the best of deeds is
a righteous and accepted Hajj or a
righteous and accepted Umrah.
”
In another saying he [s] said, “
The
person who leaves his home with
the intention of performing Hajj or
‘Umrah and dies on the way, will
enter Jannah without having to
accout for any deed whatsoever
.”
He continued, saying, “
The people
who come to perform Hajj or
‘Umrah are the guests of Allah, and
He grants them whatever they ask
for.
”
The Messenger of Allah [s] also
said, “
Follow up the Hajj or the
Umrah with another, for they indeed
remove poverty and sin in the same
manner that fire cleans away the
