The Number of Rounds in the Voluntary Tawaf
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it necessary for the voluntary tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) to be seven circuits?
Answer:
It is necessary that the tawaf be completed with seven circuits; the tawaf is not valid with five or six. One must complete the tawaf, just as one must complete the rak'ahs (units of prayer) of the salah (ritual prayer). One must complete the four rak'ahs of the Zuhr (midday prayer), 'Asr (afternoon prayer), and 'Isha' (night prayer). The tawaf is like the prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it necessary for the voluntary tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) to be seven circuits?
Answer:
It is necessary that the tawaf be completed with seven circuits; the tawaf is not valid with five or six. One must complete the tawaf, just as one must complete the rak'ahs (units of prayer) of the salah (ritual prayer). One must complete the four rak'ahs of the Zuhr (midday prayer), 'Asr (afternoon prayer), and 'Isha' (night prayer). The tawaf is like the prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (54:38)
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