The ruling on drinking, eating, and speaking during tawaf

Answer : Yes. It is permissible to drink during tawaf, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank during tawaf, as narrated by Ibn al-Mundhir. It is permissible to eat. Yes, it is permissible to eat during tawaf, and it is permissible to speak in it. It is not obligatory to recite al-Fatihah in it, it is not obligatory to say takbir in it, and it is not obligatory to face the qiblah. Thus, it differs from prayer in most of what pertains to prayer. By this, we know the weakness of the hadith that is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) This restriction is not correct. Rather, many things are permitted in tawaf that are forbidden in prayer.