Traveling to Saudi Arabia for the sake of Umrah is the desire of every believer. This lesser pilgrimage is the best way to earn extraordinary rewards. Umrah is the delightful Sunnah act of our adored Prophet SAW. There is also no wrongdoing if you cannot afford its expense. But this minor pilgrimage provides us a chance to be the guest of our Supreme creator. This urges the pilgrims to book Umrah packages to practice this sacred trek. Many believers accomplish this holy journey through Group Umrah Packages to avail of this wonderful opportunity.
The believers accomplish their Umrah as per their desired time throughout the year. The desired time of every pilgrims becomes his/her ideal time to practice Umrah. Most of the believers are also frequently asking “Can someone visit the other cities of Saudi Arabia” Answer to this question is on-demand as well. There are several posts on this specific topic. But we will guide you in the right way regarding this.
Prior the deputy of the Saudi Hajj ministry restricted the pilgrims to visit the other cities of Saudi. If someone was caught visiting the other cities of Saudi Arabia on an Umrah visa. He was severely punished or was fined. But now, the Saudi Hajj ministry has allowed the pilgrims to visit other towns. The pilgrims after practicing their sacred trek prefer to visit these cities. Because there are many great historical sights of great significance in these cities.
The pilgrims visit these holy sites of great significance for the determination of Imaan. These modifications in rules also increased the number of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims in order to visit other holy cities in Saudi Arabia must have to spend about 15 days in Makkah and Madinah. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to visit other towns.
If a foreign resident is found transporting the Hajj and Umrah holders. He will be fined and punished severely as well. This is mandatory for the Umrah visa pilgrims to spend at least 15 days in Makkah and Madinah. After this, they can do ziyarat to any city of Saudi Arabia they want to. Umrah visa holders can travel to cities of Saudi like Dammam, Riyad, and Jeddah. While the Hajj visa holders are not allowed to travel to Dammam, Riyad and Jeddah.
You should consider the rules of the Saudi Hajj ministry to make your visit comfortable. Make sure you have a soft copy of all necessary documents or a hard copy if possible. This will be very useful for you in the hour of need. Sometimes the check posts of other cities stop the travelers and check out their IDs. At that moment, your essential documents in soft or hard copy will help you a lot.
The central point of this article is “ The pilgrims can visit other towns in Saudi Arabia”. Only on one condition, they have to reside in Makkah and Madinah for about 15 days. After this, they will be allowed to make their ziyarat to other holy spots in other towns.