When the pilgrim reaches the Sacred House of Allah, what is he required to do?

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: When the pilgrim or the one performing 'Umrah reaches the Sacred House, what is prescribed for him? Please inform us of this, and may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. It is prescribed for him to keep in mind that he has arrived at the House of Allah, in which Allah the Exalted said: and those who prostrate , and that he is about to engage in one of the best forms of worship, which is the tawaf (circumambulation) of the House.
When he enters the mosque, he says: Then he heads toward the Black Stone and touches it, meaning he wipes it with his right hand and kisses it if it is possible for him. If it is not possible, he touches it with his right hand and kisses his hand. If that is not possible, he points to it and says at the beginning of the tawaf: "In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, [I do this] out of faith in You, confirmation of Your Book, fulfillment of Your covenant, and following the Sunnah of Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then he remembers Allah the Exalted and supplicates as he wishes during his tawaf until the end.

The questioner : What is the ruling on the Sunnah of tawaf, and where is it prayed, Honorable Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Since the questioner omitted the tawaf, we will mention it. We say: When he touches the Black Stone and remembers Allah the Exalted with what we mentioned, he places the Ka'bah on his left and performs seven circuits, starting from the Black Stone and ending at the Black Stone. Yes.
In the first three circuits, the man performs ramal, which means walking quickly without lengthening the stride, but rather walking quickly with his usual stride. He walks quickly in the first three circuits, and he performs idtiba' during the entire tawaf, which means he places the middle of his garment under his right armpit and its ends on his left shoulder.
And when he passes the Yemeni Corner, he should touch it, meaning he should wipe it with his right hand if it is possible; otherwise, he should not point to it, as this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If he finishes this before reaching the level of the Black Stone, he should repeat it a second or third time. As for the rest of his tawaf, he should supplicate with whatever he wishes; there is no specific supplication other than what I mentioned between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone. As for the booklets in the hands of many people that contain a specific supplication for the first lap, a specific supplication for the second lap, and a specific supplication for the third lap, that is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and a person should avoid it. Furthermore, there is another danger in it: the person reading this supplication often does not know its meaning. And there is a third danger: if the area around the Ka'bah is crowded, the supplication may end before the lap is finished, so you will find some of the circumambulators silent, not supplicating, because their lap's supplication has ended according to their plan. Or perhaps they are moving quickly and the area is spacious, so the lap ends before the supplication is finished, and they cut it off. If the only issue with this specific supplication for each lap were that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that would be sufficient to warn people against it.