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Is it permissible to perform the Farewell Circumambulation (Tawaf al-Wada') during Hajj upon entering the boundaries of the Masaa (the area for Sa'i) due to overcrowding, knowing that the circumambulation will be performed from the rooftop?

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The Masaa (area for Sa'i) is not part of the Mosque. Among the conditions for the validity of Tawaf is that it occurs within the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). Therefore, whoever performs Tawaf outside the Mosque, even for part of a single circuit, their Tawaf is invalid, and they must offer a دم (dam, expiatory sacrifice). The minimum for this is a sheep to be slaughtered within the Haram area and distributed among its poor. It is permissible to appoint someone to carry this out on one's behalf.

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