Starting the Tawaf from the Black Stone and the Opposite Line
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Question:
This questioner asks: What is Your Eminence’s opinion regarding a person who enters the Haram with the intention of performing Tawaf, but does not know whether he stood at the black line opposite the Ka'bah or not? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The important thing is to start from the stone, and that is sufficient. Even if he does not know the black line, he starts from the Black Stone and completes the seven circuits from the stone to the stone. This is the prescribed Tawaf. Even if he did not see the black line, or did not notice it, from the stone to the stone, this is the prescribed Tawaf.
This questioner asks: What is Your Eminence’s opinion regarding a person who enters the Haram with the intention of performing Tawaf, but does not know whether he stood at the black line opposite the Ka'bah or not? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The important thing is to start from the stone, and that is sufficient. Even if he does not know the black line, he starts from the Black Stone and completes the seven circuits from the stone to the stone. This is the prescribed Tawaf. Even if he did not see the black line, or did not notice it, from the stone to the stone, this is the prescribed Tawaf.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 12 — archive.org (50:29)
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