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What is the ruling on erring in uttering the intention for Tawaf Al-Ifadah and forgetting to uncover the shoulder in it, knowing that Tawaf Al-Qudum has been performed and the pilgrim has exited the state of ihram?

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For the validity of circumambulation (Tawaf), the intention (niyyah) must be made in the heart, and it is not recommended to utter it verbally. What counts is what a person intends in their heart, even if it differs from what their tongue utters. Al-Idtiba’ (uncovering the right shoulder) is done in the Tawaf of Umrah and the Tawaf of Arrival (Qudoom), but not in the Tawaf of Ifadah.

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