Circumambulation with a Carried Child
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Question:
It was asked: Does the one carrying the child have the right to the child’s status, or is the distinction made by the questioner and the carrier only? Is the tawaf performed on his behalf and counted for him? And does the carrier receive the reward of the tawaf?
Answer:
They are carried and circumambulated with; they are carried and circumambulated with. If he circumambulates while carrying them, the tawaf is valid for them, and it is valid for him as well. It is permissible for him to circumambulate for himself while carrying the child in ihram, so that the tawaf counts for both: the one being carried and the one carrying. This is a matter of facilitation. We do not say: circumambulate for yourself first, then go back and bring the child and perform the tawaf for him, because that involves hardship and the danger of a crush.
It was asked: Does the one carrying the child have the right to the child’s status, or is the distinction made by the questioner and the carrier only? Is the tawaf performed on his behalf and counted for him? And does the carrier receive the reward of the tawaf?
Answer:
They are carried and circumambulated with; they are carried and circumambulated with. If he circumambulates while carrying them, the tawaf is valid for them, and it is valid for him as well. It is permissible for him to circumambulate for himself while carrying the child in ihram, so that the tawaf counts for both: the one being carried and the one carrying. This is a matter of facilitation. We do not say: circumambulate for yourself first, then go back and bring the child and perform the tawaf for him, because that involves hardship and the danger of a crush.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الحج : باب فضله وبيان من فرض عليه — islamhouse.com (1:03:27)
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