Ruling on performing the sa'y of Hajj before the tawaf

Question:
The questioner: Is it permissible to perform the sa'y of Hajj before the tawaf, citing the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)

Answer:
Yes, a narration was reported: “I performed the sa’y before I performed the tawaf” . However, this narration is anomalous (shadhdh) according to the scholars, and only a few scholars acted upon it. The majority of scholars do not act upon it. It is not befitting for a person to seek out dispensations (rukhas) and unusual hadiths, present them to people, and remain silent. This is not befitting. People should be guided to caution, to caution and to the well-known position, and to what the Muslims practice. Islam is not such that a person is obligated to burden people by seeking out dispensations and unusual matters for them. All the rituals, even the ritual of Shaykh Abu al-Dad (may Allah have mercy on him), they all say that he performs the tawaf first and then the sa’y. In the end, the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) appended the issue of performing the sa’y before the tawaf to the ritual, appending it at the very end. Otherwise, for years he followed the position of the majority. And this is what was befitting. Based on this fatwa, many people no longer go to the Ka’bah. As soon as they enter, they start from the sa’y area, beginning with the sa’y, even in ‘Umrah. They do not go to the Ka’bah first upon entering, even though it is supposed that as soon as one arrives, one goes to the Ka’bah to perform the tawaf, which is the greeting of the Ka’bah. These people do not begin with the Sunnah. This is contrary to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).