[3] How many times one may perform Hajj and Umrah...
[3] How many times one may perform Hajj and Umrah: عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ لَمَّا أُمِرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ ( عليهما السلام ) بِبِنَاءِ الْبَيْتِ وَ تَمَّ بِنَاؤُهُ قَعَدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَى رُكْنٍ ثُمَّ نَادَى هَلُمَّ الْحَجَّ هَلُمَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَوْ نَادَى هَلُمُّوا إِلَى الْحَجِّ لَمْ يَحُجَّ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِنْسِيّاً مَخْلُوقاً وَ لَكِنَّهُ نَادَى هَلُمَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَبَّى النَّاسُ فِي أَصْلَابِ الرِّجَالِ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘When Ibrahim -as and Ismail -as constructed the building of the House (Kaaba) and completed its building, Ibrahim -as sat upon a corner, then called out: ‘Come for the Hajj!
Come for the Hajj!’ Had he -as called out ‘Come you all to the Hajj!’ none would have performed Hajj except the human beings who were in those days. But, he -as called out: ‘Come for the Hajj!’ Thus, the people responded in the backs of the men, ‘Here I am, Inviter to Allah -azwj !
Here I am, Incited to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic!’ فَمَنْ لَبَّى عَشْراً يَحُجُّ عَشْراً وَ مَنْ لَبَّى خَمْساً يَحُجُّ خَمْساً وَ مَنْ لَبَّى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَبِعَدَدِ ذَلِكَ وَ مَنْ لَبَّى وَاحِداً حَجَّ وَاحِداً وَ مَنْ لَمْ يُلَبِّ لَمْ يَحُجَّ .
So, the one who responded ten (times) would perform Hajj ten (times), and the one who responded five would perform five Hajj, and the one who responded more than that, so it would be by the counting of that, and the one who responded once would perform one Hajj, and the one who did not respond, would not be performing Hajj’. [4] Hajj and Umrah are to be performed once in life when one has the means, but performing frequently is recommended, e.g., Hadith in Appendix I.
We are encouraged to perform Hajj e Tumatto which include both Umrah and Hajj (one after the other, respectively), in the article both of these are discussed. However, performing Umrah is easier these days and one may get multiple opportunities to perform Umrah (only).