Is it permissible to continue between the two tawafs and the three without separating them with two rak'ahs?

Question : The questioner asks: Is it permissible to continue between the two tawafs, and then perform the sunnah after that?

Answer : The well-known view among the scholars is that it is permissible for a person to continue between the two tawafs, and to perform two rak'ahs after each tawaf. I do not know of any sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this; he only performs the tawaf of the rites. Therefore, in his Hajj, he performed the tawaf of arrival, the tawaf of 'Arafah, and the tawaf of farewell, and he did not repeat the tawaf, (peace and blessings be upon him). However, despite this, we do not say that repeating the tawaf is not prescribed; rather, if a person repeats it, there is no blame on him in