FatwaSarawakHajj & Umrah
Mendahulukan ibadah umrah atau haji
Which is more virtuous to do first, Hajj or Umrah, when the available funds are enough for Hajj?
Short answer
If a person has already been offered a place to perform the obligatory Hajj, it is more virtuous to perform Hajj first rather than Umrah.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad (Koleksi Kemusykilan Agama)
- Topic
- Hajj & Umrah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If a person has already been offered a place to perform the obligatory Hajj, it is more virtuous to perform Hajj first rather than Umrah. The reasons given are that Hajj quotas are limited and allocated by rotation, and that Umrah can be performed together with Hajj. If the person is not yet listed for Hajj in that year, Umrah may be performed first.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bagi situasi di atas, adalah lebih afdal menunaikan haji terlebih dahulu sekiranya telah ditawarkan untuk menunaikan fardhu haji.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “Mendahulukan ibadah umrah atau haji”, 28 December 2022. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/irsyad_list/#2022-12-28-mendahulukan-ibadah-umrah-atau-haji. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hajj-or-umrah-which-first/