The Crowding at the Black Stone and the Circumambulation of the Woman
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with all good. The question is: The crowding at the Black Stone, involving men and women and their mixing. Today I saw a woman uncover her head and she nearly suffocated. May Allah reward you with good. Is there no solution to this crowding, such as placing barriers to prevent it, or any other solution you consider permissible according to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to crowd; she should circumambulate behind the people so that she does not crowd the men. It is not permissible for a man to crowd in a way that harms people. If it is facilitated, then praise be to Allah; he points to it and says Allahu Akbar, and praise be to Allah. So there is no harm in the crowding, especially for women. Women are a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for others. It is obligatory for them to be behind the people, far from the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner. Pointing to the Black Stone is sufficient. As for the Yemeni Corner, if it is not facilitated, there is no pointing to it either, as no pointing to it has been reported. The pilgrim has three circumambulations: the circumambulation of departure (Tawaf al-Ifadah), the circumambulation of arrival for 'Umrah, and the circumambulation of farewell. The circumambulation of arrival is for the one performing Tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them). This is the circumambulation of 'Umrah. Then the circumambulation of departure on the day of 'Id or after it. Then the circumambulation of farewell for Hajj. The one that is relied upon is a single circumambulation, the circumambulation of 'Umrah. He circumambulates and performs Sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) for his 'Umrah, so he should not strain himself or crowd in order to perform voluntary circumambulations.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with all good. The question is: The crowding at the Black Stone, involving men and women and their mixing. Today I saw a woman uncover her head and she nearly suffocated. May Allah reward you with good. Is there no solution to this crowding, such as placing barriers to prevent it, or any other solution you consider permissible according to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to crowd; she should circumambulate behind the people so that she does not crowd the men. It is not permissible for a man to crowd in a way that harms people. If it is facilitated, then praise be to Allah; he points to it and says Allahu Akbar, and praise be to Allah. So there is no harm in the crowding, especially for women. Women are a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for others. It is obligatory for them to be behind the people, far from the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner. Pointing to the Black Stone is sufficient. As for the Yemeni Corner, if it is not facilitated, there is no pointing to it either, as no pointing to it has been reported. The pilgrim has three circumambulations: the circumambulation of departure (Tawaf al-Ifadah), the circumambulation of arrival for 'Umrah, and the circumambulation of farewell. The circumambulation of arrival is for the one performing Tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them). This is the circumambulation of 'Umrah. Then the circumambulation of departure on the day of 'Id or after it. Then the circumambulation of farewell for Hajj. The one that is relied upon is a single circumambulation, the circumambulation of 'Umrah. He circumambulates and performs Sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) for his 'Umrah, so he should not strain himself or crowd in order to perform voluntary circumambulations.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٧ — archive.org (44:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.