Is it a condition for one who wishes to perform tawaf around the Kaaba, other than for Hajj or Umrah, that the tawaf always be seven circuits, and at the end of it, two rak'ahs behind the Maqam?
The jurists differed regarding someone who performs a voluntary circumambulation (): whether he is obligated to complete seven circuits or not, and whether he is rewarded for his circumambulation with fewer than seven. Some hold the view that it is not permissible to perform a voluntary tawaf with fewer than seven circuits, while others believe that one is rewarded for a tawaf with fewer than seven circuits, such as one or two circuits.
As for the two rak'ahs of tawaf, the jurists differed concerning their obligation or their being a . The Hanafis, a narration from Ahmad, and a view among the Shafi'is — and the Malikis agreed with them regarding the essential or obligatory tawaf — held them to be obligatory. Whereas, the established view among the Shafi'is and Hanbalis is that the two rak'ahs of tawaf are a Sunnah.
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