The ruling on performing sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) before tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah)
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Question:
What is the ruling on performing the sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) before the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), given that I intend to make my tawaf the last thing I do?
Answer:
No, one does not perform the sa'y first. Rather, one performs the tawaf and then the sa'y. However, if one performs the tawaf and then waits thirty days or a month before performing the sa'y, there is no harm in performing the sa'y before the tawaf in that case. As for the practice in the Sunnah, one performs the tawaf and then makes du'a' (supplication), even if that is the last thing one does, or even if it is at the time of departure; there is no harm in that.
What is the ruling on performing the sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) before the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), given that I intend to make my tawaf the last thing I do?
Answer:
No, one does not perform the sa'y first. Rather, one performs the tawaf and then the sa'y. However, if one performs the tawaf and then waits thirty days or a month before performing the sa'y, there is no harm in performing the sa'y before the tawaf in that case. As for the practice in the Sunnah, one performs the tawaf and then makes du'a' (supplication), even if that is the last thing one does, or even if it is at the time of departure; there is no harm in that.
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (19:00)
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