The Ruling on Voluntary Circumambulation
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, some people say that voluntary circumambulation (tawaf) is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Is this correct?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his stay in Makkah before the migration, used to perform voluntary circumambulation of the House, and his Companions used to perform voluntary circumambulation of the House and pray after the circumambulation. This person does not know what a religious innovation (bid'ah) is; he who does not know it calls this an innovation. He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 1045 Riyad as-Salihin 1146 that one should pray two rak'ahs. He did not specify that this is for the obligatory prayer. He circumambulated night and day, whether the circumambulation was obligatory or recommended. Circumambulation of the House is an act of worship for which one is rewarded. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Hajj 22:26] He placed the circumambulators before the worshippers. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, some people say that voluntary circumambulation (tawaf) is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Is this correct?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his stay in Makkah before the migration, used to perform voluntary circumambulation of the House, and his Companions used to perform voluntary circumambulation of the House and pray after the circumambulation. This person does not know what a religious innovation (bid'ah) is; he who does not know it calls this an innovation. He said:
the Prophet as saying, “You descendants of ‘Abd Manaf must not prevent anyone who goes round
صلى الله عليه وسلم يا بني عبد مناف لا تمنعوا أحدا طافin an hour of night or day
بهذا البيت أية ساعة من ليل أو نهارand purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate.
وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْقَائِمِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/296 — archive.org (12:18)
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