Cutting the voluntary circumambulation due to fear of the crowd
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The questioner:
He relates to you a hadith about visiting the House on the nights of Mina.
The Shaykh:
Okay, yes.
The questioner:
It is blown.
The Shaykh:
So from the narration of Abu al-Zubayr, Abu Du'if, yes.
The questioner:
If a person is performing voluntary tawaf and there is a crowd, is he allowed to interrupt the tawaf?
The Shaykh:
If it is difficult for him in a voluntary act.
The questioner:
Out of fear of the crowd of people, if it is.
The Shaykh:
He has the right to cut it off if he sees a benefit, whether because it is harmful to him or to the people, he cuts it off, because the circumambulation is an important obligatory voluntary act, like prayer; he cuts it off if the prayer is called, he cuts it off. He was praying, then the prayer was called, so he cut it off. Or an incident happened to him, such as needing to defecate or urinate, and he could not, or it was difficult for him in the prayer, so he cut it off. Or he heard an incident in his house, or the door was knocked on with a disturbing knock, and he feared it was for him, so he cut it off. The point is that cutting off the voluntary act for the sake of benefit is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Aisha on one of the days. He said, "Is there anything with you?" She said, "No." So he broke his fast; he had a bowl of hais with her. He said, "I have become a fasting person this morning," and he ate, so he broke his fast, meaning from a non-obligatory fast, yes.
He relates to you a hadith about visiting the House on the nights of Mina.
The Shaykh:
Okay, yes.
The questioner:
It is blown.
The Shaykh:
So from the narration of Abu al-Zubayr, Abu Du'if, yes.
The questioner:
If a person is performing voluntary tawaf and there is a crowd, is he allowed to interrupt the tawaf?
The Shaykh:
If it is difficult for him in a voluntary act.
The questioner:
Out of fear of the crowd of people, if it is.
The Shaykh:
He has the right to cut it off if he sees a benefit, whether because it is harmful to him or to the people, he cuts it off, because the circumambulation is an important obligatory voluntary act, like prayer; he cuts it off if the prayer is called, he cuts it off. He was praying, then the prayer was called, so he cut it off. Or an incident happened to him, such as needing to defecate or urinate, and he could not, or it was difficult for him in the prayer, so he cut it off. Or he heard an incident in his house, or the door was knocked on with a disturbing knock, and he feared it was for him, so he cut it off. The point is that cutting off the voluntary act for the sake of benefit is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Aisha on one of the days. He said, "Is there anything with you?" She said, "No." So he broke his fast; he had a bowl of hais with her. He said, "I have become a fasting person this morning," and he ate, so he broke his fast, meaning from a non-obligatory fast, yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (7:42)
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