Hajj and Umrah every day?

As Salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu,

Many muslims around the world only dream of being able to perform Hajj and Umrah.  For some, financial ability holds them back, while for others issues of visas or quotas make things difficult.  While hajj is an obligation on all who have the ability to perform it, for those who cannot there is still hope for the reward.  For those who are able to go frequently, they may be focusing on the larger rewards:

Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(The performance of) `Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise." (Bukhairi)

While a Hajj or Umrah has far more benefits than this, for the main reward, why wait for the opportunity to make the journey.  Let us do it every day:

Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said:  "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, said:  'Whoever prays the morning prayer in congregation then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises, then prays two units of prayer (Duha) has the reward like that of Hajj and `Umrah.'"  He said, "Allah's Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: 'Complete, complete, complete (i.e. reward).'" (Tirmidhi 2/586)

While in today's society, we may have some stumbling blocks in the performance of this act (masjid's closing too quickly, sun rise time conflicting with other responsibilities, etc), we can at least try to find some time during our week to do this.  Regardless of our ability to perform the full text of this hadith, trying to make Duha every day is of great benefit.  Abu Huraira and Abu Al-Darda were both commanded by the Prophet (ﷺ) to perform Duha, Witr, and fast 3 days per month.  Additionally there are several narrations related to charity required every day for every joint in our body.  These narrations mention that 2 rakat of Duha prayer is sufficient for this.

Let us increase in good and make our scales heavy with good deeds while removing the bad.

For further reference, you can read:
 http://www.kalamullah.com/worship23.html
http://islamqa.info/en/95782
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/168
http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/6/43

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