Circumambulation on behalf of the deceased
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Question:
Performing tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) of seven circuits on behalf of a deceased person.
Answer:
There is no evidence regarding tawaf itself. The Sunnah is that one performs tawaf for oneself, just as one does not perform tawaf for the dead, similar to prayer. However, if one performs a complete Hajj or a complete 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) on behalf of a deceased person, or on behalf of an elderly man who is unable to perform it, or an elderly woman who is unable to perform it, there is no harm in that. As for tawaf alone, there is nothing in the evidence indicating that one performs tawaf for oneself and then makes du'a (supplication) for whom he loves during his tawaf, just as he prays for himself and makes du'a for whom he loves during his prostration.
Performing tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) of seven circuits on behalf of a deceased person.
Answer:
There is no evidence regarding tawaf itself. The Sunnah is that one performs tawaf for oneself, just as one does not perform tawaf for the dead, similar to prayer. However, if one performs a complete Hajj or a complete 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) on behalf of a deceased person, or on behalf of an elderly man who is unable to perform it, or an elderly woman who is unable to perform it, there is no harm in that. As for tawaf alone, there is nothing in the evidence indicating that one performs tawaf for oneself and then makes du'a (supplication) for whom he loves during his tawaf, just as he prays for himself and makes du'a for whom he loves during his prostration.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٢ — archive.org (17:33)
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