This much of discussion about the `Umrah is sufficient for...

This much of discussion about the `Umrah is sufficient for throwing light upon it, so that the reader may grasp its difference with the Hajj, though only in some aspects. What we shall say later will offer further clarification. [^1]: The Qur'an, 2:196. [^2]: According to al‑Mughni, Ahmad ibn Hanbal did not consider the ‘Umrah as being obligatory for Meccans, for the reason that the most important act of the ‘Umrah is tawaf(circumambulation of the Ka'bah) which they do and it suffices them.

[^3]: In the book al‑Fiqh 'ala al‑madhahib al‑'arba’ah, it is the author's wont to give the text followed by a commentary and notes. In the text, he states the points of consensus of all the four Sunni schools, the different position of each is given in the commentary. What we have quoted here is taken from the text, not from the commentary. [^4]: According to al‑Din wa al‑Hajj 'ala al‑madhahib al‑'arba'ah, by…