بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
How many times did Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) perform Hajj and Umrah?
After the Hijrah, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) performed Hajj once and Umrah four times.
Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Haqq Muhaddith Dehlwi (Allah be pleased with him) states,
After Hijrah, Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) performed Hajj once and it is referred to as Hajjatul Wadaa and Hajjatul Islam.
With regards to the Umar (plural of Umrah) performed by Rasoolullah (peace be upon him), it is recorded as four times.
(Madaarijun Nubuwah, part 1, pg. 431-2, Published by Nooria Razviyah Publishing Company, Lahore)
Hazrat Anas (Allah be pleased with him) has said, ‘Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) performed Umrah four times.’
Imaam Nawawi (Allah be pleased with him) writes in the annotation of this Hadith, ‘The narrations of Anas (Allah be pleased with him) and Ibn Umar t are agreed that Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) performed Umrah four times.
First Umrah: During the month of Zhul-Qa’dah (6.A.H.), in the time of the treaty of Hudaibiyah
Second Umrah: During the month of Zhul-Qa’dah (7.A.H), known as Umratul Qadaa
Third Umrah: During the month of Zhul-Qa’dah (8.A.H.), the year of the Conquest of Makkah
Fourth Umrah: During the month of Zhul-Hijjah (10 A.H.), in the year of Hajjatul Wadaa.’
(Sharh Muslim by Nawawi, part 8, pg. 157-8, Published by Maktabah Taufeeqiah, Cairo)
And Allah and His Rasool know best.
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