Taking a break during tawaf does not affect it
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You also ask and say: Is it permissible for a pilgrim to leave the tawaf to rest for a few minutes, then return and resume and complete the tawaf, especially since he was on the third round with weak women and heavy crowds? And if it is not permissible, what is required of him? It has been months since his case. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
A break taken in the middle of a round, followed by continuing, does not affect the tawaf. If he needs it, and he rests while maintaining his ritual purity and his intention for tawaf, then this slight break that he needs does not affect his tawaf, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. You mentioned during a round; what if the break is between two rounds?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, a fortiori. What Allah willed. A break between two rounds out of need, while maintaining ritual purity and the intention for tawaf, is permissible, whether during a round or between two rounds.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You also ask and say: Is it permissible for a pilgrim to leave the tawaf to rest for a few minutes, then return and resume and complete the tawaf, especially since he was on the third round with weak women and heavy crowds? And if it is not permissible, what is required of him? It has been months since his case. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
A break taken in the middle of a round, followed by continuing, does not affect the tawaf. If he needs it, and he rests while maintaining his ritual purity and his intention for tawaf, then this slight break that he needs does not affect his tawaf, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. You mentioned during a round; what if the break is between two rounds?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, a fortiori. What Allah willed. A break between two rounds out of need, while maintaining ritual purity and the intention for tawaf, is permissible, whether during a round or between two rounds.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4728- الاستراحة أثناء الطواف لا تؤثر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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