Leaving off the Farewell Tawaf Due to Crowds
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The questioner:
Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: I stoned the pillars in a hurry last year on the twelfth day, and I was very tired because I suffered greatly from the intense crowds. Then I went to Makkah to perform the Farewell Tawaf, but I found that the Makkah Haram was also extremely crowded. I could not enter even from the outer gate, and I was tired, so I went to Jeddah. Then I returned after five days and performed the Farewell Tawaf. Is there anything required of me regarding my situation? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you had gone in the morning, that would have been better; because you traveled without a farewell, and your return is not sufficient. The blood has settled, the blood has settled on you by your departure, so what you should do is pay a fidyah (ransom payment) for this departure. Yes, you slaughter in Makkah.
The questioner:
May Allah write for you. They say.
The Shaykh:
If you find crowds, they are not counted against you if you precede the crowds, and they are always there. Yes.
Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: I stoned the pillars in a hurry last year on the twelfth day, and I was very tired because I suffered greatly from the intense crowds. Then I went to Makkah to perform the Farewell Tawaf, but I found that the Makkah Haram was also extremely crowded. I could not enter even from the outer gate, and I was tired, so I went to Jeddah. Then I returned after five days and performed the Farewell Tawaf. Is there anything required of me regarding my situation? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you had gone in the morning, that would have been better; because you traveled without a farewell, and your return is not sufficient. The blood has settled, the blood has settled on you by your departure, so what you should do is pay a fidyah (ransom payment) for this departure. Yes, you slaughter in Makkah.
The questioner:
May Allah write for you. They say.
The Shaykh:
If you find crowds, they are not counted against you if you precede the crowds, and they are always there. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 — archive.org (57:31)
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