Those who held Umrah to be obligatory

Tawus, Ata and Mujahid said: Hajj and Umrah are both obligatory.

Ata, Tawus and Mujahid said: It is wajib (obligatory).

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Allah Almighty did not create a single person except that He made Hajj and Umrah obligatory upon him.

Sa'id bin Jubayr was asked whether performing Umrah is obligatory. He said: Yes.

Sa'id bin Jubayr and Ali bin Husayn were asked whether performing Umrah is obligatory. They recited this verse: "And complete the Hajj and the Umrah for Allah."

Ata was asked whether performing Umrah is obligatory. He said: Yes.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Umrah is the lesser Hajj.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said about the person who performs Umrah before Hajj: Two obligations of Allah are upon you (Hajj and Umrah); begin with whichever you wish, there is no harm or difficulty.

Masruq said: You have been commanded to establish Hajj and Umrah.

Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin said: Hajj and Umrah are both obligatory.

Al-Hasan and Muhammad said: Performing Umrah is obligatory.

Abu Ishaq said: I asked Abdullah bin Shaddad about the greater Hajj (al-Hajj al-Akbar). He said: The Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) is the greater Hajj, and Umrah is the lesser Hajj.

Mujahid said: It used to be said: Umrah is the lesser Hajj.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Two obligations of Allah are upon you; begin with whichever you wish, there is no harm.

Mujahid said: Umrah is the lesser Hajj.