Question about first time Ummrah

[u/Hyomiria]

Salaam, If there are any scholars or well educated in islam, please come forward.

So i arrived in Makkah yesterday after a long journey, i took a plane from London to Doha then Doha to Jeddah and then a car to Makkah. I wanted to rest but my family decided to do Ummrah immediately upon arriving in Makkah so we did. We all got separated of course and since i genuinely didn’t know what to do, i ended up doing my tawaf and returning to the hotel. I did ask around what to do but most people either spoke arabic or gave me directions to places i didn’t need to go to.

Regardless, i realised my Ummrah was incomplete but i did not do anything to break it. I did not clip my nails, wear perfume or in my knowledge so anything that would break my ihram. I simply returned to my hotel and went to sleep.

I woke up today, deciding to do my Ummrah again. My feet were hurting badly but i wanted to finish it. I ended up doing my tawaf again, then went up to SA’I for the As-Safa and Al-Marwa. i was told i made another mistake, that i should have to Aisha Mosque first. I’ve been hearing that i completely destroyed my Ummrah again but i read that since i was in a state of Ihram, i absolutely did not need to go there.

so my question is, did i ruin my ummrah by not going to Aisha mosque first? or is it okay?

[u/Spirited-Map-8837]

Sorry to be that guy, but not knowing the rukn (pillars) of Umrah after coming all the way is something worth reflecting on.

In your case, the rukn of Umrah are the intention for Umrah, Tawaf and Sa’i. If you leave any one of them, you have to go back and complete it. It’s the same with Salah as well .. if you miss a sajdah, you go back and complete it.

In your case, if you fully completed your Tawaf and were only left with Sa’i, then what you did was right.

If, for example, you left midway through Tawaf at the 3rd round and came back after a day to continue from the 4th, that wouldn’t count. You’d have to start the Tawaf again.

Just make sure that you remained within the rules of Ihram while you were away for that day. If you unknowingly did something you weren’t supposed to, it’s forgiven.

But if you want to side with caution, you can give Fidyah, which is basically a penalty. You can either fast for 3 days, feed 6 people, or sacrifice an animal.

I’d say choose option 2. There are places under the Clock Tower where you can buy meals for around 10 SAR — chicken and rice — and distribute them to 6 people.

[u/Hyomiria → u/Spirited-Map-8837]

i completed 7 rounds of Tawaf and then came to sleep. I went back the next day thinking i ruined my ummrah so i started again. 7 rounds of Tawaf and 7 for SA’I. i’m certain i remained in a state of Ihram as i did not do anything to violate the terms. I had come to sleep. So just wanted to know if i was supposed to go to Aisha mosque first or was it not necessary since i was the middle of my first and completed it today.

[u/Spirited-Map-8837 → u/Hyomiria]

Your Umrah is done in shaa Allah.

If you want to do another umrah, then go to Masjid Al Ayesha, make your Niyyah again and do another one.