What is the ruling on men forming a circle around women during tawaf?

Question : Many men, when they are with women, hold hands with one another during tawaf and form a circle around the women with them, to the point that some of them may perform tawaf with the Ka'bah behind their backs. Also, the women with them may not all be their mahrams. I hope you will clarify this?

Answer : This is a serious matter in one respect and harmful in another. As for it being harmful, it is because when they come together like this, they harm and inconvenience people, and it is well known that it is not permissible for a person to intentionally do what harms Muslims. As for the seriousness, it is because, as the questioner said, some people perform tawaf with the Ka'bah behind their backs, or with the Ka'bah in front of their faces. This is not valid, because one of the conditions of tawaf is that you keep the Ka'bah on your left. If you place it behind your back, on your right, or in front of you, then the tawaf is not valid.