The Farewell Tawaf for the One Performing 'Umrah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it obligatory for the one performing 'Umrah to perform the farewell tawaf, or is it merely recommended for him?
Answer:
The one performing 'Umrah does not have to perform a farewell tawaf. There is no report that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) performed 'Umrah, and his Companions performed 'Umrah with him, and he did not order them to perform a farewell tawaf; rather, he ordered them to perform Hajj. So, it is obligatory for the one performing Hajj to perform the farewell tawaf, but as for the one performing 'Umrah, this was not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If a person does it as an extra good deed out of caution, there is nothing wrong with it, but we say that he sins or that it is obligatory upon him? No. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it obligatory for the one performing 'Umrah to perform the farewell tawaf, or is it merely recommended for him?
Answer:
The one performing 'Umrah does not have to perform a farewell tawaf. There is no report that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) performed 'Umrah, and his Companions performed 'Umrah with him, and he did not order them to perform a farewell tawaf; rather, he ordered them to perform Hajj. So, it is obligatory for the one performing Hajj to perform the farewell tawaf, but as for the one performing 'Umrah, this was not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If a person does it as an extra good deed out of caution, there is nothing wrong with it, but we say that he sins or that it is obligatory upon him? No. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (1:03:35)
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