What is the ruling on voluntary tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) and its conditions?
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Question:
The questioner says: Is it permissible to perform tawaf without 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage)? What are its conditions? How is it performed? Is it required to be seven circuits? Is it permissible for me to recite the Qur'an during it?
Answer:
It is permissible to perform voluntary tawaf without Hajj (the major pilgrimage) or 'Umrah. Tawaf alone, without sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), is fine. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Hajj 22:29]. Tawaf is an act of worship; it is performed in Hajj and 'Umrah, and it can be performed voluntarily without Hajj or 'Umrah. It has no specific dhikr (remembrance of Allah) prescribed for it. One may make du'a' (supplication), or recite the Qur'an, or engage in saying Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), takbir (saying Allahu Akbar), and tasbih (saying Subhan Allah, Glory be to Allah). Yes.
The questioner says: Is it permissible to perform tawaf without 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage)? What are its conditions? How is it performed? Is it required to be seven circuits? Is it permissible for me to recite the Qur'an during it?
Answer:
It is permissible to perform voluntary tawaf without Hajj (the major pilgrimage) or 'Umrah. Tawaf alone, without sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), is fine. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
perform Tawaf around the ancient House."
وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو حكم طواف التطوع وشروطه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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