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Article 3- Umrah has two kinds like Hajj: obligatory and Mustahab. Article 4- A person who has the capability of performing only Umrah al-Mufradah it is obligatory precaution to perform that; although he doesn’t have Istita"ah (having affordability and physical ability) of Hajj and it is obligatory only once in a lifetime, therefore persons who perform Hajj by proxy it is obligatory precaution to perform Umrah al-Mufradah for themselves after the deputization.

Article 5- Any person who wants to enter Mecca it is obligatory for him/her to enter with Ihram, and for Ihram he/she should have the intention of Umrah or Hajj, and if it is not the time of Hajj it is obligatory to perform Umrah al-Mufradah. But persons who resort to Mecca because of their occupation (like car drivers, and caravan staff) are excluded from this ruling.

Also if persons who have performed Umrah exits Mecca and returns in Mecca in the same month then it is obligatory for them to perform Ihram and Umrah again. Question 6- Is it permissible to perform Umrah al-Mufradah in months of Hajj before Umrah al-Tamattu’? Is there any difference in this issue between Sarurah (a person who has not performed the obligatory Hajj) and non-Sarurah?

Answer: It doesn’t have problem and there is no difference between the person who is performing Hajj for the first time or other than that. Question 7- If a person becomes Muhrim of Umrah al-Mufradah with the intention of Rija’ (hoping for the goodness of the act) then should he/she say the word “Rija’” in intentions of all acts of Umrah or this is not necessary?

Answer: It is enough that he/she has the intention of Rija’ in his/her mind for all acts of Umrah and there is no need to repeat the word “Rija’”. Question 8- If a woman thinks of the possibility of her menstruation and the matter that she cannot enter Masjid al-Haraam then can she become Muhrim for Mustahab Umrah and if he menstruates then take a proxy for performing Tawaf and prayer?