If you have performed 'Umrah, is it obligatory for you to perform the farewell tawaf? And if it is obligatory, what must I do, since I performed 'Umrah without the farewell tawaf?
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The questioner : If you have performed 'Umrah, is it obligatory for you to perform the farewell tawaf? I am performing 'Umrah without a farewell tawaf. If it is obligatory, what must I do? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If a person performs 'Umrah, and 'Umrah, as is well known, consists of tawaf, sa'y, and shaving or shortening the hair, then he is in one of two situations: either he intends to leave Makkah as soon as the 'Umrah is completed, in which case he owes no farewell tawaf; or he intends to stay after the 'Umrah. If he stays after the 'Umrah, even for one hour, then he must perform the farewell tawaf. This is because it is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 9:969 In another wording: Sahih al-Bukhari 1755 This includes both Hajj and 'Umrah, for 'Umrah is included in Hajj, which is why it is called the lesser Hajj.
It is also established in *Sahih al-Bukhari* and others from the hadith of Ya'la ibn Umayyah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1180a This is a general statement covering everything done in Hajj to be done in 'Umrah, except for what specific evidence by explicit text or scholarly consensus has excluded, such as standing at 'Arafah, staying overnight at Muzdalifah, and stoning the pillars, for these are not prescribed in 'Umrah.
This is the stronger position in my view. Some scholars have said: 'Umrah does not include a farewell tawaf, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 9:969 He said this in the Farewell Pilgrimage and did not say it in 'Umrah. However, the answer to this hadith is to say: The fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this regarding Hajj does not negate that it is obligatory in 'Umrah, because his saying it in Hajj was the beginning of its legislation. The farewell tawaf was not prescribed except through this statement. It is well known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) actually performed 'Umrah twice before his Hajj: once in the 'Umrah of al-Qada' and once in the 'Umrah of al-Ji'ranah. It is not reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he performed the farewell tawaf or ordered it, because the obligation of it only began in the Farewell Pilgrimage. And Allah knows best.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If a person performs 'Umrah, and 'Umrah, as is well known, consists of tawaf, sa'y, and shaving or shortening the hair, then he is in one of two situations: either he intends to leave Makkah as soon as the 'Umrah is completed, in which case he owes no farewell tawaf; or he intends to stay after the 'Umrah. If he stays after the 'Umrah, even for one hour, then he must perform the farewell tawaf. This is because it is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No one should depart until his last visit is to the House
لا ينفر أحد حتى يكون آخر عهده بالبيتThe people were ordered to perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba (Tawaf-al-Wada`) as the lastly thing, before leaving (Mecca), except the menstruating women who were excused.
أمر الناس أن يكون آخر عهدهم بالبيت، إلا أنه خفف عن الحائضIt is also established in *Sahih al-Bukhari* and others from the hadith of Ya'la ibn Umayyah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
do in your 'Umra what you do in your Hajj
فاصنع في عمرتك ما أنت صانع في حجكThis is the stronger position in my view. Some scholars have said: 'Umrah does not include a farewell tawaf, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only said:
No one should depart until his last visit is to the House
لا ينفر أحد حتى يكون آخر عهده بالبيتThe questioner : May Allah reward you.