Performing Sa'y Before Tawaf and the Meaning of “Do It, There Is No Harm”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: There are those who issue a ruling that it is permissible to perform sa’y before tawaf in all cases, citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Do it, there is no harm.”
The Shaykh:
This is an error. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to the man who said, “I did not realize,” meaning he forgot and performed sa’y before tawaf, and he said, “Do it, there is no harm.” As for the one who does it intentionally, no, he does not perform sa’y before tawaf. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this statement correct, that the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “Do it, there is no harm,” is specific to the Day of Sacrifice only, and that whoever extends this ruling to the Days of Tashreeq has erred in doing so?
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is so. He was not asked on that day, meaning the Day of Sacrifice, about anything being brought forward or delayed except that he said, “Do it, there is no harm.” This indicates that this is specific to the Day of Sacrifice.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: There are those who issue a ruling that it is permissible to perform sa’y before tawaf in all cases, citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Do it, there is no harm.”
The Shaykh:
This is an error. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to the man who said, “I did not realize,” meaning he forgot and performed sa’y before tawaf, and he said, “Do it, there is no harm.” As for the one who does it intentionally, no, he does not perform sa’y before tawaf. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this statement correct, that the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “Do it, there is no harm,” is specific to the Day of Sacrifice only, and that whoever extends this ruling to the Days of Tashreeq has erred in doing so?
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is so. He was not asked on that day, meaning the Day of Sacrifice, about anything being brought forward or delayed except that he said, “Do it, there is no harm.” This indicates that this is specific to the Day of Sacrifice.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:33)
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