Karrarah...

Karrarah, in his book al‑Din wa al‑Hajj `ala al‑madhahib al‑'arba'ah, says that, according to the Maliki and Shafi`i schools, for the mu'tamir of al‑`Umrat al‑mufradah all things are permissible, even sexual intercourse, after the shortening of hair ( al‑taqsir )or the head shave ( al‑halq ) , irrespective of whether he brings along with him the sacrificial offering ( al‑hady ) or not.

But according to the Hanbali and Hanafi schools, the mu'tamir gets away with al‑taqsir or al‑halq , if he does not bring the sacrificial offering; otherwise he remains in the state of ihram until he gets through the Hajj and the `Umrah on the day of sacrifice ( yawm al‑nahr ) . The Conditions of the ‘Umrah The conditions for the `Umrah are essentially the same as mentioned in the case of the Hajj.

The Status of `Umrah According to the Hanafi and Maliki schools, the `Umrah is not obligatory but a highly recommended sunnah ( sunnah mu'akkadah ) .

V; al‑Fiqh `ala al‑madhahib al‑'arba`ah; al‑Jawahir; al‑Mughni )[^2] The Acts of the `Umrah According to al‑Fiqh `ala al‑madhahib al‑'arba`ah, whatever is wajib or sunnah for the Hajj is also wajib and sunnah for the `Umrah.

But the `Umrah does differ from the Hajj in certain respects: there is no specific time for performing the `Umrah; it does not involve the halt ( wuquf ) in the plain of `Arafat; neither the departure thenceforth to al‑Muzdalifah; nor the ramy al‑jamarat .[^3] The Imamiyyah book al‑Jawahir mentions that: "The obligatory acts ( af'al or a'mal ) of the Hajj are twelve: ihram; the wuquf at `Arafat; the wuquf at al‑Mash'ar al‑Haram; the entry into Mina; the ramy; the dhibh (sacrifice); its related taqsir or halq; the tawaf (the sevenfold circumambulation of the Ka'bah), and its related raka'at (units of the length of prayers); the sa’y ; the tawaf al-nisa', and its related raka'at.