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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman performed 'Umrah, but she prayed behind the Maqam of Ibrahim without wudu'; what is obligatory upon her?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. She says, in a second case, that she performed the rites of 'Umrah and did the tawaf, and she was in a state of janabah, praise be to Allah, but she prayed behind the Maqam without wudu'. She also did the sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah without wudu'. She knows that there is a discussion regarding 'Umar, but what is obligatory upon her face? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The two rak'ahs of the tawaf are not valid except with wudu', so praying the two rak'ahs of the tawaf without wudu' is not valid. However, the two rak'ahs of the tawaf are a sunnah (recommended practice) and not obligatory, and leaving them or their invalidity does not affect the 'Umrah, because they are not among the pillars of 'Umrah nor among its obligations, but rather they are among its sunnahs. The sa'y is a pillar of the pillars of 'Umrah, but purity is not a condition for it, and the sa'y is valid for one who is not in a state of wudu'; it is valid for one who is not in a state of purity, because purity in the sa'y is recommended, not a condition in it. This is only for the tawaf; the tawaf is what requires purity, so it is not valid except for one who is in a state of purity. As for the sa'y, it is valid without purity, and if it is done in a state of purity, it is better.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، امرأة اعتمرت إلا أنها صلت خلف مقام إبراهيم بلا وضوء، فماذا يجب عليها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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