What is the ruling on one who breaks his state of purity during the farewell tawaf?

Question : A questioner says: I performed the obligatory Hajj last year, and praise be to Allah, but I broke my state of purity during the farewell tawaf. I completed it because I did not know that the tawaf requires wudu. Is there anything required of me?

Answer : He owes nothing. This man who broke his state of purity during his tawaf and completed it owes nothing. This is because the obligation of purity for the tawaf is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) held the stronger position that purity is not a condition for the tawaf, and he supported this with convincing evidence. Anyone who reads his words will see that his view is the correct one. Accordingly, the tawaf of this man, who broke his state of purity during the tawaf, is valid.