The ruling on leaving the two rak'ahs after tawaf and drinking from Zamzam water
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Question:
The questioner says: After I completed the tawaf, I went to perform the sa'y, but I did not pray the two rak'ahs after the tawaf, and I did not take a ghusl or perform wudu' from the well of Zamzam. I did not remember this until after leaving the mosque, and I only left it off due to forgetfulness. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
First, the prayer of the two rak'ahs after the tawaf is a sunnah (recommended practice), not obligatory. So if one leaves them, there is no blame on him, and his tawaf is valid. However, it is better to pray the two rak'ahs at the Maqam Ibrahim or in any place in the mosque. It is better to pray the two rak'ahs after the tawaf, but if one leaves them, there is no blame on him.
As for the matter of Zamzam, what is prescribed is to drink from it only. It is prescribed that you drink from it and fill yourself with it if you are not fasting. But if you are fasting, it is not permissible to drink from Zamzam. It is not prescribed that you take a ghusl from Zamzam or perform wudu' from Zamzam before the sa'y; this is not prescribed.
The questioner says: After I completed the tawaf, I went to perform the sa'y, but I did not pray the two rak'ahs after the tawaf, and I did not take a ghusl or perform wudu' from the well of Zamzam. I did not remember this until after leaving the mosque, and I only left it off due to forgetfulness. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
First, the prayer of the two rak'ahs after the tawaf is a sunnah (recommended practice), not obligatory. So if one leaves them, there is no blame on him, and his tawaf is valid. However, it is better to pray the two rak'ahs at the Maqam Ibrahim or in any place in the mosque. It is better to pray the two rak'ahs after the tawaf, but if one leaves them, there is no blame on him.
As for the matter of Zamzam, what is prescribed is to drink from it only. It is prescribed that you drink from it and fill yourself with it if you are not fasting. But if you are fasting, it is not permissible to drink from Zamzam. It is not prescribed that you take a ghusl from Zamzam or perform wudu' from Zamzam before the sa'y; this is not prescribed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة ركعتي الطواف؟ وهل يلزم الاغتسال أو الوضوء من زمزم قبل السعي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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