The Ruling on Voluntary Tawaf and Offering Its Reward to Others
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, it has become apparent that some people say that voluntary tawaf is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
Regarding tawaf performed by a single person, there is discussion among the scholars that it is not established that one performs it alone, meaning, does he intend to circumambulate for someone else or for himself?
The questioner:
For himself, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He circumambulates for himself, yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while he was in Makkah, would go and circumambulate the House before the migration, circumambulating for himself, because tawaf is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The discussion is about offering the reward of tawaf to others. Some of them permit it because acting as a proxy in Hajj is permissible, so acting as a proxy in tawaf and offering its reward to others is also permissible. And some people say that it is not established that tawaf is offered to others because it is a physical act, and physical acts do not admit of proxy. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, it has become apparent that some people say that voluntary tawaf is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
Regarding tawaf performed by a single person, there is discussion among the scholars that it is not established that one performs it alone, meaning, does he intend to circumambulate for someone else or for himself?
The questioner:
For himself, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He circumambulates for himself, yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while he was in Makkah, would go and circumambulate the House before the migration, circumambulating for himself, because tawaf is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The discussion is about offering the reward of tawaf to others. Some of them permit it because acting as a proxy in Hajj is permissible, so acting as a proxy in tawaf and offering its reward to others is also permissible. And some people say that it is not established that tawaf is offered to others because it is a physical act, and physical acts do not admit of proxy. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/244 — archive.org (14:15)
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