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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear brother in Islam, thanks for your question, which emanates from a God-fearing heart, since it shows your commitment to Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, performing Prayer, paying the Zakah, making the pilgrimage to the Sacred House (Hajj), and fasting the month of Ramadan.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari) Also, we’d like to commend your pursuit of Islamic counseling.
As regards your question, Sheikh `Atiyyah Saqr, former head of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, states:
“Allah says in the Qur’an, “They ask thee concerning the new moons. Say: They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time. In the affairs of men, and for Pilgrimage.” (Al-Baqarah: 189)
Also, He, Most High, says, “for Hajj are the months well-known. If any one undertakes that duty therein, let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling in the Hajj. And whatever good ye do, be sure Allah knowth it.” (Al-Baqarah: 197)
Hajj is an Islamic ritual like Salah and Fasting. It should be done in a specified period of time. The Hajj months are Shawwal, Dhul-Qi`dah, and Dhul-Hijjah.
If a person makes Ihram before Shawwal, his Hajj is incorrect according to Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Umar, and Ash-Shafi`i.
However, Abu Hanifah, Malik, and Ahmad see that the Ihram is correct but not recommended. However, `Umrah has no specified time.”
If you are still in need of more information, don't hesitate to contact us. Do keep in touch. May Allah guide us all to the straight path!
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