Sa'i
Sa'i is walking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah, near the Kaaba, performed as part of hajj and umrah. It commemorates the search for water in the story of Hajar. It follows tawaf in the sequence of the pilgrimage rites.
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Is there a Sa’i for the pilgrim performing Qiran (combining Hajj and Umrah) after the Ifadah Tawaf if he has already performed Sa’i after the Umrah Tawaf? And why is his first Sa’i not considered sufficient for the Sa’i of Hajj?
The Qarin (one performing Hajj Qiran) only needs to perform one Sa'i for both his Umrah and Hajj, because the rituals of Umrah are subsumed into Hajj. Scholars have explicitly stated that his Sa'i suffices for the…
What is the ruling on performing Sa'i in the basement (qabw), and is there any issue with this Sa'i, and what is the scholars' opinion on performing Sa'i below the masa'a (Sa'i path)?
The Sa'i (ritual circumambulation) in the basement is valid and there is no harm in it, because the air follows the ground level. So, if a basement were opened along the entire length of the Sa'i path, performing the…
Does the Sa'i become invalid for me if I did not perform the Tawaf of Arrival before the Sa'i, and if it is not invalid, what must I do now?
For the sa'y to be valid, it must follow a tawaf of ritual (either tawaf al-qudum or tawaf al-ifadah). Therefore, if someone performs sa'y without it being preceded by tawaf al-qudum or tawaf al-ifadah, they have…
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What is the ruling on performing Sa'i before Tawaf in Umrah?
What is the ruling on someone who performed the Sa'i of 'Umrah starting with Safa, then Marwah, then the Black Stone, repeating that five times, and what is the ruling on his action according to the Hanafis?
What is the ruling on the tawaf and sa'i of a woman who entered into ihram while she was menstruating out of ignorance, then performed tawaf after becoming pure?