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Jami at-Tirmidhi 939 — Umrah in Ramadan Equals Hajj
What Has Been Related About Umrah During Ramadan
Umrah in Ramadan Equals Hajj Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 939
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 939
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَعْقِلٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ مَعْقِلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَنَسٍ وَوَهْبِ بْنِ خَنْبَشٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَيُقَالُ هَرَمُ بْنُ خَنْبَشٍ . قَالَ بَيَانٌ وَجَابِرٌ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ خَنْبَشٍ . وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ الأَوْدِيُّ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ هَرَمِ بْنِ خَنْبَشٍ . وَوَهْبٌ أَصَحُّ . وَحَدِيثُ أُمِّ مَعْقِلٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ قَدْ ثَبَتَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ عُمْرَةً فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً . قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ مَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مِثْلُ مَا رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " مَنْ قَرَأَْ : ( قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ) فَقَدْ قَرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ " .
Umm Ma'qil Narrated from:
The Prophet Said: "Umrah During Ramadan Is Equal To Hajj."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 939In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 132English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 939
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 939
This hadith about Umrah in Ramadan is widely searched because its wording is short and powerful. Umm Ma'qil narrates that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Umrah during Ramadan is equal to Hajj." The narration should be explained with care. It states a reward comparison for Umrah in Ramadan; it does not say that the obligation of Hajj is removed from someone who must perform Hajj. The note in the report also compares this kind of reward wording to another narration about reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas. So the clear teaching is that Ramadan gives Umrah a special reward value, while Hajj remains its own act of worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umrah in Ramadan is described as equal to Hajj in reward wording.
- The hadith highlights the special value of worship in Ramadan.
- The text should not be used to cancel the separate obligation of Hajj.
- Reward comparisons should be understood carefully and humbly.
