The iqaamah for ‘Asr prayer was given after I had finished the second circuit of tawaaf when I did ‘umrah, so I prayed ‘Asr, then after praying I was not able to continue tawaaf because of the crowds, so I left with my family, and I came back the next day and did seven circuits of tawaaf around the Ka‘bah to replace the five circuits of tawaaf from the previous day.
What must I do now because of having done nine circuits of tawaaf instead of seven? Is it essential for there to be continuity between the circuits of tawaaf, or is it permissible for there to be a lapse of time between them?
Is there a specific book which explains all the rulings on Hajj and ‘umrah?
Praise
be to Allah
Firstly:
Continuity between the circuits of tawaaf is a condition of
it being valid, according to the most correct scholarly view. But if there
is a brief interruption between them, it does not matter.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
One of the conditions of tawaaf being valid is continuity
between its circuits.
End quote from al-Liqa’ ash-Shahri (3/205)
Secondly:
If the iqaamah for prayer is given when you are doing tawaaf,
then you should pray, then complete tawaaf from where you left off in order
to pray.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If the iqaamah for prayer is given whilst you are doing
tawaaf, whether it is tawaaf for ‘umrah or for Hajj or a voluntary tawaaf,
then you should interrupt your tawaaf and pray, then go back and complete
your tawaaf. You do not have to start all over again; rather you may
complete your tawaaf from where you left off, and there is no need to start
the circuit over again, because what you did previously was based on a sound
foundation, and it is allowed to interrupt it for the prayer, so it cannot
be invalid.
End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (12/2)
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) said:
One of the conditions of tawaaf being valid is that there
should be continuity between the circuits, and one should also persist in
doing a single circuit until it is complete. However it is permissible, when
there is a valid excuse, interrupting that continuity, such as if the
iqaamah for prayer is given when a person is doing tawaaf. In that case he
should pray, then when he has said the tasleem, he should do the remaining
circuits of tawaaf, carrying on from where he left off. The same applies if
he feels tired during a circuit, and he rests briefly, then continues. There
is nothing wrong with that, in sha Allah, because it is for a valid reason.
But if he interrupts that continuity when there is no need to do so – for
example, if there is a lengthy interruption between circuits – then in that
case it is essential to start tawaaf all over again, because he did not
fulfil the condition of continuity between circuits, with no valid reason.
End quote from al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Fawzaan
(67/1)
Please see also the answers to questions no.
85368 and 143261
Based on the above:
What you did of repeating tawaaf in full, with seven
circuits, on the second day, was the right thing to do and was what was
required of you, because you did not complete the first tawaaf within a
reasonable time, and you left a lengthy interruption between the two tawaafs.
So it would not have been correct to try to complete the first one by basing
the circuits on the second day on it.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked:
A man did two circuits of tawaaf, but because of the crowds
he came out of tawaaf and rested for an hour or two, then he went back to do
tawaaf again. Should he start all over again or complete his tawaaf from
where he left off?
He replied:
If the interruption was lengthy, such as one or two hours,
then what he must do is repeat his tawaaf. But if the interruption was
brief, it does not matter. That is because with regard to tawaaf and sa‘i,
it is essential that there be continuity, which means doing the circuits (or
laps) one after another. If there is a lengthy interruption between
circuits, then the first circuits are rendered invalid, and he has to start
tawaaf all over again. But if the interruption is not lengthy, such as if he
sits down for two or three minutes, then gets up and completes it, that does
not matter.
End quote from Majmoo‘ Fataawa wa Rasaa’il al-‘Uthaymeen
(22/293)
Thirdly:
Some useful books that explain the rulings on Hajj and ‘Umrah
are the following:
1.
At-Tahqeeq wa’l-Eedaah li
Katheer min Masaa’il al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah wa’z-Ziyaarah
by Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him)
2.
Manaasiq al-Hajj
wa’l-‘Umrah by Shaykh
Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him)
3.
Al-Minhaaj fi Yawmiyaat
al-Haajj by Shaykh
‘Abdullah ibn Jibreen (may Allah have mercy on him)
4.
Awdah al-Masaalik ila
Ahkaam al-Manaasik by
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Muhammad as-Salmaan (may Allah have mercy on him)
5.
Tabseer an-Naasik bi
Ahkaam al-Manaasik by
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
For more information, please see the answer to question no.
109337
And Allah knows best.
