Does Umrah in Ramadan Equivalent to Hajj?

Umrah is the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet , which is why people from all over the world love to visit
Makkah all year round to perform it. There is a high merit and excellence of this Sunnah and when
one performs Umrah in the month of Ramadan, the performance becomes equivalent to Hajj.
Prophet Muhammad himself insisted on the importance of performing Umrah in the month of
Ramadan as it has got a lot of virtues.

Here is a reference as a support to the above mentioned significance of getting the reward
equivalent to Hajj:
Al-Bukhari (1782) narrated that Ibn Abbas (R.A) said: The Messenger of Allah said that
performing Umrah in Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj or equivalent to performing Hajj with me
Performing Umrah in Ramadan does not fulfill the duty of performing Hajj
It is proved that performing Umrah during Ramadan has got the most significance and virtues for
those who perform and it has got a reward equivalent to Hajj. This means that performing Umrah
and Hajj are two different things. Only performing Umrah in Ramadan benefits as much as
performing Hajj but that does not discharge the duty of doing Hajj. Hajj for Allah has significance of
its own.
What is meant by the Hadith is that both the terms become equivalent in reward when Umrah is
performed in Ramadan, but they are never equal in terms of fulfilling the duty. Moreover, the
equivalence of the reward is in terms of quantity but not the type. There is no doubt that Hajj is far
more superior to Umrah in terms of the method and actions.

Difference in Types or Nature of Actions

A person who performs Umrah in Ramadan gets reward equal to that of Hajj but the actions in both
of the practices are different thus, the type of reward becomes distinct from the quantity of the
reward. For example, Hajj includes special virtues like duaa in Arafah, stoning the Jamarat, offering
sacrifice and more. This is how the rewards of Umrah and Hajj are different in terms of types.
Questions to Address
Now that questions related to rewards and the fulfillment of the duty are clear, lets move on to
other questions. So, if Umrah as equal to Hajj in all conditions, should you be forgoing Hajj as you
have already performed Umrah in Ramadan?

All these questions can haunt a person who takes the false claims too seriously. There is one thing
for sure and one point to be understood with a sound mind and body that Umrah done only in
Ramadan is equal to Hajj. Just stick to what is being told in the Hadith and do not listen to people
who have less knowledge. Even after performing Umarh during Ramadan, if you havent yet
performed, Hajj, you are still obligatory to perform it, if you are sahib-istatat.All you have to do is to
believe firmly in what you read from the Hadith and pray to Allah to guide you to the right path and
keep away from falsehood. Ameen!
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