Frequently Asked Question This Year, When will Umrah open after Hajj 2020? If Muslims could participate in the Hajj in 2020, then perhaps there does not wave of concern among Muslims at this time about the performs of Umrah. But if you belong to those who want to perform Umrah then read it to know it is possible or not.

Saudi Arabia banned the Umrah on Feb 2020 for whole Muslims of the world, due to coronavirus. Coronavirus is the most dangerous virus of this decade yet according to Medical experts.

The news comes from the official Arab News website, Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said during an interview on Sky News, “I am worried about a second wave. I think you can see a second wave starting to roll across Europe, and we’ve got to do everything we can to prevent it from reaching these shores, and to tackle it,”

Corona cases may be declining to some extent, but the world is now afraid of a second wave of the Coronavirus. According to Scientists, this upcoming wave can more destructive than the first wave.

We as Muslims should not lag in fulfilling our Islamic duty.

So, Umrah is not counted in our Islamic duty, But the reward of this worship makes it special compared to other non-obligatory worships. Hajj is a compulsory part of Islam because it is one of five pillars of Islam but remember it, Umrah is not counted in any Islamic pillar.

Why is umrah important to Muslims?

There are many reasons behind Umrah's importance for Muslims but the most important aspect is that Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was performed Umrah 4 times. Umrah removes the past and present sins of a Muslim that have been done intentionally or not. It closes the human being to its real Lord when a Muslim reaches the place of Kaaba to perform Umrah.

If you want to know about “Umrah important for Muslims” then I recommend you to read this topic “What is the purpose of Umrah?”.

Nowadays, Muslims have a hope that Saudia will reopen the gates of the Kingdom for Umrah pilgrims in September or October. And holding this hope, they are asking various travel agencies which sell the Hajj and Umrah Packages is possible or not.

People have been forced to think that the Umrah visa will be fixed in the same way as it was fixed after the end of Hajj 2019 and the beginning of Umrah 2019. Maybe, it was not important though if the world didn’t face this pandemic. Most of the people have lost their lives along with their jobs in this era.

Coming Second Wave of this pandemic is the Scientists think, and it is also possible this thought does not have any existence in the future. But if they will succeed to invent antivirus against this virus then people can again walk on roads without covering the face and keeping distance to each other.

Allah (SWT) has said in the Holy Qur'an, "None of you knows when you will die."

But according to a Hadith, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said:

“If you hear about the outbreak of an epidemic in some land, don’t travel to it.

And It occurs at a place where you are, do not flee from it to another place.”

(Bukhari & Muslims)

In the light of this Hadith, we should not try to cross those limits that had been already fixed for almost 14 centuries for us. I talked to various travel agencies that provide the service of Hajj and Umrah Packages in the UK, in the matter of booking my Cheap Umrah Package. I got the same reply in this matter, Umrah will be opened in the last days of September or October Insha Allah.