The Order of the Rites of 'Umrah and the Ruling on Performing Sa'y Before Tawaf

Question:
The questioner, Usamah, asks: What is the ruling on the order of the rites of 'Umrah? And what is the ruling on performing sa'y before tawaf? May you be rewarded. I have read that this is permissible.

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Perform Hajj and 'Umrah" . Therefore, one should order the rites of Hajj and the rites of 'Umrah according to the manner in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed them. In 'Umrah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began with tawaf, his tawaf around the House, the tawaf of 'Umrah. Then he went out to al-Safa and performed sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah, seven rounds. Then he shaved his head, peace and blessings be upon him, in this order. So we order it this way. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, , it is not permissible to perform sa'y before tawaf, except in the case of the man who said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "I did not realize that I had performed sa'y before I performed tawaf." He said, . This seems to be specific to the one who forgot the order, because he said, "I did not realize." Or it is specific to the acts of the Day of Sacrifice, the four acts of the Day of Sacrifice, which are: stoning the pillars, slaughtering the sacrificial animal, shaving or shortening the hair, and tawaf around the House and sa'y. If one of the four acts of the Day of Sacrifice is performed before another, there is no harm in that. As for anything else, it is obligatory to maintain the order between the rites of Hajj. Yes.