Greeting of the Sacred Mosque: Tawaf
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Our sister is also asking, and she says: Does the Sacred Mosque have a greeting? Because we heard that the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) is sufficient for you?
The Shaykh:
As for the one who arrives, the greeting of the Sacred Mosque is tawaf.
The questioner:
The one who comes from far away, I mean.
The Shaykh:
For the one who arrives in Makkah, he begins with tawaf. And if he performs tawaf around the House seven times, he will then pray the two rak'ahs of tawaf, and by doing so, he has performed the greeting of the mosque. If he wishes to sit, he sits, and if he wishes to continue with sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) if he is performing 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage), he does so. As for the resident in Makkah, he is like the people of other mosques; if he enters and wants to sit, he prays two rak'ahs, based on his saying:Bulugh al-Maram 2:138 Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. So the greeting of tawaf is not for everyone, but only for the one who comes from far away, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Tawaf is prescribed and recommended, yes, for the one who arrives and for others, but it is better.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
It is better for the one who arrives to begin with tawaf. As for the resident, if he enters, he is content with praying two rak'ahs and sitting. And if he performs tawaf, there is no harm; because it is an increase in good.
The questioner:
Okay, is there a specific limit for residency, a certain number of days, or is mere residency sufficient?
The Shaykh:
Residency is of two types: continuous residency.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
And they are the residents of the Noble Makkah, or temporary residency during travel. Is the ruling the same in this case?
The presenter:
If Allah wills.
May Allah reward you with good. Our sister is also asking, and she says: Does the Sacred Mosque have a greeting? Because we heard that the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) is sufficient for you?
The Shaykh:
As for the one who arrives, the greeting of the Sacred Mosque is tawaf.
The questioner:
The one who comes from far away, I mean.
The Shaykh:
For the one who arrives in Makkah, he begins with tawaf. And if he performs tawaf around the House seven times, he will then pray the two rak'ahs of tawaf, and by doing so, he has performed the greeting of the mosque. If he wishes to sit, he sits, and if he wishes to continue with sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) if he is performing 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage), he does so. As for the resident in Makkah, he is like the people of other mosques; if he enters and wants to sit, he prays two rak'ahs, based on his saying:
(ﷺ) said: "When one of you enters a mosque, he must not sit until he prays two Rak'ah."
صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتين.The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. So the greeting of tawaf is not for everyone, but only for the one who comes from far away, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Tawaf is prescribed and recommended, yes, for the one who arrives and for others, but it is better.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
It is better for the one who arrives to begin with tawaf. As for the resident, if he enters, he is content with praying two rak'ahs and sitting. And if he performs tawaf, there is no harm; because it is an increase in good.
The questioner:
Okay, is there a specific limit for residency, a certain number of days, or is mere residency sufficient?
The Shaykh:
Residency is of two types: continuous residency.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
And they are the residents of the Noble Makkah, or temporary residency during travel. Is the ruling the same in this case?
The presenter:
If Allah wills.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4772- تحية المسجد الحرام الطواف - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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