Do I Have to Visit Madina in Order to Complete My Umra?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

Question

Is it incomplete to perform Umra by only visiting Makkah without going to Madina, especially if I’ve recently visited Madina during a previous Umrah?

Answer

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

I pray this finds you in the best of states.

The Umra is complete even if one doesn’t visit Madina. [Maydani, Lubab]

This is because the actions making up a valid Umra do not include a visit to Madina.

Umra is completed by performing the circumambulations (Tawaf) around the Ka‘ba in the sacred mosque in Mecca and the 7 circuits (sa‘i) between Safa and Marwa. [Maydani, Lubab]

Nonetheless, there are tremendous benefits to visiting Madina.

Please see The Etiquette (Adab) of the Visitation (Ziyara) of the Prophet ﷺ – Dr. Hisham A. Hellyer

And Allah knows best.

Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching far and wide for answers to the fundamental questions of life and was disappointed at the answers he found. Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani. He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others. He is an active instructor at SeekersGuidance and answers questions through the SeekersGuidance Answers Service.