What is the ruling regarding umrah in the month of Shawwaal?
Published as Performing umrah in the month of Shawwaal
Question
What is the ruling regarding umrah in the month of Shawwaal? If anyone makes umrah in this month what will happen?
Answer
It is permissible to perform umrah in the month of Shawwaal.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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