The Umrah or lesser pilgrimage is a holy worship act that can bring a lot of benefits, several rewards, and blessings to the performer. The umrah performed for the sake of Allah with true intentions is one of the best Ibadah acts. Umrah is a non-essential obligation, however, it has high blessings and rewards. Unlike Hajj, Umrah can be performed anytime during the year except for the annual Hajj days. Umrah is a ritual that includes circulation around the Kabah 7 times.
Millions of Muslims around the world come to perform umrah as their sacred religious duty. Umrah is the sunnah of our Holy Prophet PBUH. He suggested Muslims perform Umrah. Those looking to perform Umrah for the very first time often want to know the duration of this religious act. The minimum day’s package you can opt for is 7 days including 4 days stay in Mecca and 3 days in Medina. However, it is the wrong notion that visiting Medina is the past of Umrah. It is incorrect. The minimum time you need for Umrah is 3 to 6 hours based on different days. You can perform Umrah in a day but you can’t get an Umrah package for a day. You would get at least a 7-day package to stay in the holy land. So, one can say that the duration of Umrah is a few hours but the package is a minimum of 7 days.
As mentioned above, you will get a minimum of a 7-day Umrah package but your Umrah may take just a few hours or a day. Hence, what would you do for the remaining time? Well, you can perform more than one Umrah while you stay there.