Tawaf
Tawaf is circling the Kaaba seven times, performed as part of hajj and umrah, and also as a voluntary act at other times. Certain conditions of ritual purity apply to some of its forms. Different tawafs are named for the stage of the pilgrimage at which each is performed.
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Is it obligatory for one who enters Mecca in a state of ihram and recites the talbiyah for a ritual to intend Umrah before commencing its rites, or should he continue with the intention for the ritual and begin with Tawaf al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival)? And is Tawaf al-Qudum the same as Tawaf al-Umrah? And is it permissible for the one in ihram to rest for a day or more before the tawaf? And if he performs tawaf, would that be Tawaf al-Umrah or Tawaf al-Qudum?
Absolute ihram is valid, and the pilgrim in ihram can direct their intention to any type of ritual. If they intend ifrad (performing Hajj only), their intention is sufficient to perform the Hajj rituals. If they intend…
What is the ruling on the Dhuhr and Asr prayers and circumambulation (tawaf) and Hajj for a person afflicted with continuous discharge of wind (sils al-reeh), who performed the two prayers and the circumambulation with a single ablution, knowing that the circumambulation began after Dhuhr and continued until Asr?
The person with constant ritual impurity must perform ablution (wudu') for each prayer after its time has begun. They can pray and perform circumambulation (tawaf) with that same ablution as long as the prayer time has…
What should I intend when re-performing the circumambulation this summer: Should I intend to re-perform Tawaf Al-Ifadah, or Tawaf Al-Wadaa’, or a single intention for both together? And what is the ruling on combining the intention for Umrah with the intention to re-perform Tawaf Al-Ifadah, the validity of which I was not certain of during Hajj?
If doubt about purity arises after completing the tawaf, it should be disregarded. However, if you are certain that you performed tawaf without purity, or you are certain of impurity and doubt whether you performed…
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Is it permissible for a pilgrim to combine the Tawaf al-Ifadah and the Farewell Tawaf with a single intention as his last act in Hajj, in the event that he is unable to stay overnight and perform the rammy during the days of Tashreeq?
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?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (Sujud as-Sahw) prescribed in Tawaf and the Funeral Prayer in cases of error or doubt, or is there an alternative for it, and how can deficiencies in Tawaf be rectified?