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Does forgetting to perform the two rak'ahs behind Maqam Ibrahim in the Haram al-Makki after the tawaf diminish the validity of the Hajj, and what are the implications of that?

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The two rak'ahs of Tawaf behind Maqam Ibrahim are a Sunnah, not a pillar (rukn) or an obligation (wajib). Whoever omits them, their Hajj and Umrah are valid.

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