Is it permissible to add to the rounds of tawaf as a precaution for one who is in doubt?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is adding to the rounds of tawaf like subtracting from them, such that it is not permissible; because many people add to the rounds as a precaution or out of doubt?
Answer:
If he has doubt, he must build upon certainty. If he doubts whether he performed six or seven rounds, he counts them as six and performs the seventh to remove the doubt. No, this is obligatory: he must build upon certainty. As for saying, "I will add extra rounds for the sake of good, and I will increase the number of rounds," this is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is adding to the rounds of tawaf like subtracting from them, such that it is not permissible; because many people add to the rounds as a precaution or out of doubt?
Answer:
If he has doubt, he must build upon certainty. If he doubts whether he performed six or seven rounds, he counts them as six and performs the seventh to remove the doubt. No, this is obligatory: he must build upon certainty. As for saying, "I will add extra rounds for the sake of good, and I will increase the number of rounds," this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1361 -3022] هل يجوز الزيادة في أشواط الطواف احتياطا لمن شك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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