The Ruling on the Farewell Tawaf and Acts of Worship in Mina

The questioner : Okay, regarding the farewell tawaf, is it possible for me to come to Jeddah and then go do the farewell tawaf?

The Shaykh : Are you here in Jeddah?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Are you in Jeddah with me?

The questioner : I mean, can I go back to my house so I can take a shower and such, and then go again to do the farewell tawaf, or is that not allowed?

The Shaykh : No, no, that is not allowed.

The questioner : It is not allowed; it is obligatory. And I am coming from, from Mina to do it. Yes, that is right. Okay, am I a mutamatti'ah? Do I have to wait in the car because of the crowd?

The Shaykh : Are you a mutamatti'ah?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : I am a mutamatti'ah.

The questioner : Yes, I am a mutamatti'ah. Then we will all want to be in the car. Does she have to wait in the car in my place? Okay, did you come from Jeddah or not? Yes. I came from Jeddah. I did not do the arrival tawaf. I mean, I did the 'Umrah of tamattu'. When was the 'Umrah of tamattu'? Yes, so I no longer have an arrival tawaf. There is only one tawaf.

The Shaykh : He said in Arabic, "Take my place." All right, did you come from Jeddah or not? Yes. I came from Jeddah. I have not performed the arrival tawaf. That means I performed the 'Umrah of tamattu'. When did you perform the 'Umrah of tamattu'? Yes, so you no longer have to perform the arrival tawaf. There is only one tawaf.

The questioner : I mean, on the day I was going to 'Arafah, I was a little bit...

The Shaykh : Except that I do the tawaf.

The questioner : Do I go straight to 'Arafah or to Mina, is that not right? Are you a mutamatti'ah or an ifrad? Yes. Are you a mutamatti'ah or an ifrad? No, a mutamatti'ah. The mutamatti'ah must, when she arrives in Makkah, and then I will go perform Hajj, right?

The Shaykh : Do I have to tawaf again? No, no, if you are only going to perform Hajj. Yes. The one who performs Hajj must do the arrival tawaf. It is obligatory. Right. And then regarding

The questioner : in Mina. I mean, I cannot pray the prayer that I usually pray in the middle of the night, but I can sit and remember my Lord, or do I have to pray?

The Shaykh : Prayer is better. And if she fasts, and if she does not pray, if there is nothing. I mean, is tasbih better? No, prayer is better. But they do not say that there is a restriction on prayer in Mina and such, so that is why I cannot pray the sunnah or anything, I pray two, two, and that is it, or do I pray the sunnah as I want? No, no. Yes? The obligatory prayer, I say. Yes. The Dhuhr is two, the 'Asr is two, and the 'Isha is two.

The questioner : And the voluntary prayers, yes, pray whatever you want. I can pray the voluntary prayers as I want, as you want, and at night I can get up from the bed and pray, and at night you can also pray.

The Shaykh : Okay, and the witr as well, pray the witr, yes. I mean, I go back, I leave the witr, and then I pray half, and then I go pray the witr before Fajr, a little before Fajr. The witr before Fajr, yes, the last prayer, yes, with Allah's permission.