Is ritual purity a condition for the tawaf of 'Umrah?
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The questioner : Yes. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, in three questions, may Allah prolong your life. The first question, Shaykh Muhammad, in one of the answers to a phone question, yes. Tawaf, what is the condition of purity in tawaf? Yes. I said, O Shaykh Muhammad, tawaf in 'Umrah does not require that a person be in a state of purity. Yes. And I read in the Makkah answers that tawaf requires purity, may Allah prolong your life. How? I read in the answers of the people of Makkah. Yes. That tawaf requires purity for it. Yes. And what is the stronger position, may Allah prolong your life, Shaykh Hamad?
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Some say that purity is a condition for the validity of tawaf, and that one who performs tawaf without purity has no valid tawaf, and this is the well-known view among the scholars.
The questioner : A second question.
The Shaykh : Who says that wudu' is not a condition for the validity of tawaf, and that tawaf is valid without wudu', and this is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him).
The questioner : You forget it, O Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : It is the stronger position. But that does not mean that a person should be lax in this matter and perform tawaf without wudu'. Rather, if a person becomes in a state of ritual impurity during tawaf, we do not require him to exit the tawaf and perform wudu', especially on days of heavy crowds, because of the severe hardship involved. And the evidence is not clear regarding the condition of purity for tawaf.
The questioner : Yes. I mean, the story of Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : There is a distinction made between ease and hardship, so a person should not be lax in purity for tawaf, even if it is not a condition, because the scholars agree that purity is better, but the ruling of dire necessity
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, in three questions, may Allah prolong your life. The first question, Shaykh Muhammad, in one of the answers to a phone question, yes. Tawaf, what is the condition of purity in tawaf? Yes. I said, O Shaykh Muhammad, tawaf in 'Umrah does not require that a person be in a state of purity. Yes. And I read in the Makkah answers that tawaf requires purity, may Allah prolong your life. How? I read in the answers of the people of Makkah. Yes. That tawaf requires purity for it. Yes. And what is the stronger position, may Allah prolong your life, Shaykh Hamad?
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Some say that purity is a condition for the validity of tawaf, and that one who performs tawaf without purity has no valid tawaf, and this is the well-known view among the scholars.
The questioner : A second question.
The Shaykh : Who says that wudu' is not a condition for the validity of tawaf, and that tawaf is valid without wudu', and this is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him).
The questioner : You forget it, O Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : It is the stronger position. But that does not mean that a person should be lax in this matter and perform tawaf without wudu'. Rather, if a person becomes in a state of ritual impurity during tawaf, we do not require him to exit the tawaf and perform wudu', especially on days of heavy crowds, because of the severe hardship involved. And the evidence is not clear regarding the condition of purity for tawaf.
The questioner : Yes. I mean, the story of Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : There is a distinction made between ease and hardship, so a person should not be lax in purity for tawaf, even if it is not a condition, because the scholars agree that purity is better, but the ruling of dire necessity
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1425- هل يشترط الطهارة لطواف العمرة؟ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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