What is the ruling on one who begins tawaf from the Hajar Isma'il, and is the naming of it as the Hajar Isma'il correct?
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The questioner : She mentions that she performed 'Umrah, O Shaykh, but she began the tawaf from the Hajar Isma'il. Does she have to say anything?
The Shaykh : First, may Allah bless her and you. Convey to her, and let the listeners hear, that this stone is not the Hajar Isma'il, and that Isma'il knows nothing about it. The reason for this stone is that when Quraysh wanted to build the Ka'bah, the funds they gathered were insufficient. They were unable to build the Ka'bah on its original foundations, the foundations of Ibrahim, so they limited it to the current known height and excluded what they could not afford to build. This is why it is called al-Hajar (the stone) because it is a stone, and al-Hatim because it was cut off from the Ka'bah. Calling it the Hajar Isma'il is a lie and an error.
This is one point. Second, this woman did not complete her tawaf because she started from the stone, whereas it is obligatory to start from the Black Stone. Therefore, the first lap is incomplete, and consequently, she is still in a state of ihram.
She must avoid all the prohibitions of ihram. She must return to Makkah while in her state of ihram and perform tawaf.
She must perform a valid tawaf, starting from the stone and ending at the Black Stone, then perform sa'y and shorten her hair. She must pay attention to this. If she is married, her husband must not approach her until she completes this work.
The questioner : She says: If she started from the Black Stone, but during the tawaf she entered the Hajar Isma'il.
The Shaykh : Then one of the laps is incomplete, specifically the lap in which she entered the stone. Now she is in a state of ihram, and what is in her liability is currently upon her. She must avoid all the prohibitions of ihram until she secures her 'Umrah. She must perform tawaf, sa'y, and shorten her hair, then return to her country.
The presenter : Very well, may Allah reward you, and thank you to the sister questioner.
The Shaykh : First, may Allah bless her and you. Convey to her, and let the listeners hear, that this stone is not the Hajar Isma'il, and that Isma'il knows nothing about it. The reason for this stone is that when Quraysh wanted to build the Ka'bah, the funds they gathered were insufficient. They were unable to build the Ka'bah on its original foundations, the foundations of Ibrahim, so they limited it to the current known height and excluded what they could not afford to build. This is why it is called al-Hajar (the stone) because it is a stone, and al-Hatim because it was cut off from the Ka'bah. Calling it the Hajar Isma'il is a lie and an error.
This is one point. Second, this woman did not complete her tawaf because she started from the stone, whereas it is obligatory to start from the Black Stone. Therefore, the first lap is incomplete, and consequently, she is still in a state of ihram.
She must avoid all the prohibitions of ihram. She must return to Makkah while in her state of ihram and perform tawaf.
She must perform a valid tawaf, starting from the stone and ending at the Black Stone, then perform sa'y and shorten her hair. She must pay attention to this. If she is married, her husband must not approach her until she completes this work.
The questioner : She says: If she started from the Black Stone, but during the tawaf she entered the Hajar Isma'il.
The Shaykh : Then one of the laps is incomplete, specifically the lap in which she entered the stone. Now she is in a state of ihram, and what is in her liability is currently upon her. She must avoid all the prohibitions of ihram until she secures her 'Umrah. She must perform tawaf, sa'y, and shorten her hair, then return to her country.
The presenter : Very well, may Allah reward you, and thank you to the sister questioner.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1407- ما حكم من بدأ الطواف من حجر إسماعيل وما صحة تسميته بحجر اسماعيل — youtube.com
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