The Virtue and Reward of Hajj & Umrah in Islamic Tradition

 

بَابُ فَضْلِ الْحَجِّ وَالْعُمْرَةِ

 حديث ٥٢٥

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي لله عنه: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: الْعُمْرَةُ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا، وَالْحَجُّ الْمَبْرُورُ لَيْسَ لَهُ جَزَاءً إِلَّا الْجَنَّةُ.

حديث ٥٢٦

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مَنْ حَجَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ؛ رَجَعَ كَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ. 

Chapter Two: The Merit of Ḥajj and ʿUmrah

Hadith 525

It is narrated from Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A ʿUmrah to another ʿUmrah expiates whatever occurred between them, and the accepted Ḥajj holds no recompense but Paradise."

Hadith 526

It is also narrated from Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever performs pilgrimage to this House and refrains from obscenity and wickedness shall return as free of sin as the day his mother bore him."

Key Lessons from the Hadith

1.     ʿUmrah has expiatory power — it wipes away sins committed between two ʿUmrahs.

2.     An accepted Ḥajj (Ḥajj Mabroor) is rewarded only with Paradise, showing its immense virtue.

3.     The condition for a rewarded Ḥajj includes refraining from indecency and sinful behaviour.

4.     Ḥajj purifies the soul — the sincere pilgrim returns sinless, like a new-born.

5.     Moral integrity during pilgrimage is essential for spiritual acceptance.

6.     The spiritual and eternal rewards of pilgrimage far outweigh any worldly sacrifices.

7.     Pilgrimage is both a physical and moral journey.