She did ‘umrah and did not complete saa’i, then she did ‘umrah several times after that
Question A long time ago I went with my family to do ‘umrah and I did not complete saa’i at that time because I was tired. I do not remember whether I had reached puberty at the time or not, then I forgot about it. Please note that I have done ‘umrah more than once…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
Saa’i is one of the essential parts of ‘umrah, without which
it is invalid and incomplete. If a person does ‘umrah and does not do saa’i
and was not prevented from completing ‘umrah by an enemy or sickness that
prevented him from completing his ‘umrah, then he is still in his state of
ihram and he has to go back and do saa’i and cut his hair. This applies to
the adult who is accountable. With regard to someone who is not an adult or
accountable, the matter is easier. A number of scholars are of the view that
his ihram is not binding, and whatever he has done will be accepted from
him, and if he interrupts his ihram or does not complete his ‘umrah, there
is no sin on him. This is the view of the Hanafis and Ibn Hazm, and was the
view favoured by Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on
him) among later scholars.
See: al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 7/21; Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn
‘Uthaymeen, 22/148
Based on that, if you did this ‘umrah before you reached
puberty, you do not have to do anything.
If it was after you reached puberty, and you did a complete
‘umrah after that, then the complete ‘umrah will suffice for the one that
was incomplete. That is because your ihram for the second ‘umrah was
superfluous, because you were already in ihram, so the saa’i and cutting the
hair count towards the first ‘umrah, and thus your obligations have been
discharged.
We asked Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak (may Allaah
preserve him) about a woman who did ‘umrah and forgot to cut her hair, then
she went and entered ihram for another ‘umrah and did tawaaf and saa’i and
cut her hair.
He replied: Overlapping two ‘umrahs is not correct according
to the fuqaha’ of the Muslims, so the second ‘umrah is superfluous, and her
cutting her hair counts towards the first ‘umrah. End quote.
If your marriage contract was done after the valid ‘umrah —
as we understand from your question — then it is a valid contract, because
it took place after exiting ihram following ‘umrah.
And there is nothing wrong with you doing the marriage
contract in the future.
And Allaah knows best.
