Is it permissible to delay the arrival tawaf?

The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The questioner : A question over the phone. Yes, may Allah greet you, Shaykh Muhammad.

The Shaykh : May Allah greet you.

The questioner : Regarding Hajj, my Shaykh, is it permissible to delay the arrival tawaf along with the tawaf of ifadah?

The Shaykh : The arrival tawaf cannot be delayed.

The questioner : The arrival tawaf, the tawaf of arrival, is it permissible to postpone it with the tawaf of ifadah or the farewell tawaf?

The Shaykh : No, no, no, it is not possible, because the tawaf of 'Umrah, the arrival tawaf, is the first thing a person does when he arrives.

The questioner : What if I am performing Hajj ifrad?

The Shaykh : Okay, if you performed Hajj ifrad.

The questioner : If, if it is ifrad, he wants to hire it.

The Shaykh : If you performed Hajj ifrad and you did the arrival tawaf, this is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory.

The questioner : It is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. Yes. Yes.

The Shaykh : As for the tawaf of ifadah, this is obligatory and a pillar of Hajj. You may delay it until you travel. So, when you want to travel, you perform the tawaf of ifadah, and it suffices you for the farewell tawaf.

The questioner : What does that mean, that you combine them into one only?

The Shaykh : One only.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : But the best is to perform the tawaf of ifadah in its time, meaning on the Day of 'Id or the days of Tashriq. And if you want to travel, you perform the farewell tawaf as a separate tawaf.

The questioner : Yes, yes.

The Shaykh : This is the best. And if you delayed the tawaf of ifadah and limited yourself to it.