The Ruling on Circumambulating Behind the Qubah Above al-Safa During Crowds
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: What is the ruling on performing tawaf from behind the dome that is above al-Safa, passing through it to the sa'y area, especially when the crowd is heavy?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling.
The questioner:
On tawaf, he says: What is the ruling on performing tawaf from behind the dome that is above al-Safa, passing through it to the sa'y area, especially when the crowd is heavy?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, because the dome is above al-Safa. So if he circles it, he is walking on al-Safa, walking on the space above al-Safa, and the space below has the ruling of the ground. There is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner:
Tawaf, may Allah keep you safe, around the House, tawaf around the House on the roof.
The Shaykh:
Tawaf, and not sa'y?
The questioner:
He says about tawaf.
The Shaykh:
No, tawaf is never done in the sa'y area, not at all. Tawaf must be seven circuits inside the Sacred Mosque. Nothing of it is done in the sa'y area, not even part of a circuit. This is not permissible, because the sa'y area is not part of the tawaf area; it is only a place for sa'y.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: What is the ruling on performing tawaf from behind the dome that is above al-Safa, passing through it to the sa'y area, especially when the crowd is heavy?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling.
The questioner:
On tawaf, he says: What is the ruling on performing tawaf from behind the dome that is above al-Safa, passing through it to the sa'y area, especially when the crowd is heavy?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, because the dome is above al-Safa. So if he circles it, he is walking on al-Safa, walking on the space above al-Safa, and the space below has the ruling of the ground. There is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner:
Tawaf, may Allah keep you safe, around the House, tawaf around the House on the roof.
The Shaykh:
Tawaf, and not sa'y?
The questioner:
He says about tawaf.
The Shaykh:
No, tawaf is never done in the sa'y area, not at all. Tawaf must be seven circuits inside the Sacred Mosque. Nothing of it is done in the sa'y area, not even part of a circuit. This is not permissible, because the sa'y area is not part of the tawaf area; it is only a place for sa'y.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30/20 شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (6:16)
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