Doing Umrah in Ramadan Hadith

Islamic Lunar Calendar consists of 12 months and Ramadan is one of the twelve months. Fasting in this month is contained in the list of five pillars of Islam, therefore it is a great month than other months. In the Ramadan, Allah revealed verses of the Holy Quran towards last Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him). Actual, Quran is a curriculum to pass life in the world for every human. Allah Almighty says about the month of Ramadan that it is my month. The reward of one good deed and one worship is equal to seventy good deeds and seventy worships.

In this month, fasting is obligatory for every Muslims who have got the age of puberty. Fasting of Ramadan is not prescribed for children, old and those Muslims who are suffering from illnesses, pregnant women, and breastfeeding women.

Muslims from all over the world prefer to perform Umrah in this month due to countless blessings and virtues but it is not obligatory to perform Umrah in Ramadan.

 Umrah is not obligatory as Hajj is mandatory because Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam whereas Umrah is not contained in the list of 5 pillars of Islam. It is Sunnah which was performed four times by Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on different occasions. Many Travel Agencies provide best Cheap Ramadan Umrah Packages, so that, Muslims can easily perform Umrah without facing any problem. Muslim should select the best Travel Agency instead of any other Agency.

According to local daily Al-Madina - 82 % of the Saudis prefer to perform Umrah in the month of Ramadan. During the past year, the approximate total number of Umrah performers (Saudis and non-Saudis) hit 12,547,232. The result shows that Ramadan is a peak season to perform Umrah.

A beautiful Hadith related to Umrah in Ramadan:

Ibn Abbaas reported;

When the Prophet (PBUH) returned after performing Hajj, he asked a woman (Umm Sinaan Al-Ansaariyyah), Why did you not perform Hajj?

She replied, The father of so-and-so had 2 camels and he went on pilgrimage on one of them, and the 2nd is used for the irrigation of our land.

The Prophet (PBUH) stated:

An Umrah in Ramadan is akin to Hajj with me.  (Muslim & Bukhari)

Most people (Muslims) prefer the Umrah in the last ten days of Ramadan because of the special night (Lailatul Qadar) comes in one odd night of the last ten nights. Muslims participate in Itakaaf worship, in which they spend their last 10 days and nights in the mosque.

In the last ten days of Ramadan, The price of Umrah Packages may be expensive. Cost of 5 star packages up to £4000/ $6000 for a double room per person. 5 star hotels and direct flights are included in five star packages. Best travel agencies in London can arrange the Cheapest 5 Star Umrah Packages from London for Muslims who want to perform Umrah in Ramadan from London. So that, every Muslim can easily perform Umrah in Ramadan with low cost.

May Allah gives us at least one chance to perform Umrah. (Ameen)