What is the ruling on one who left the farewell tawaf in his pilgrimages, and does the 'Umrah have a farewell?

The questioner : The questioner says: I reside in the city of Jeddah, and I have performed Hajj fifteen times, but I did not perform the farewell tawaf. Is it obligatory for me to perform it fifteen times or just once? And is it permissible to delay this until I am asked about it finally, or not? And does the 'Umrah have a farewell tawaf?

The Shaykh : The 'Umrah has a farewell tawaf, except if a person performs the 'Umrah and travels immediately, such that he completes the tawaf of the 'Umrah, performs the sa'y, shortens his hair, gets in his car, and travels; in this case, there is no farewell tawaf required of him. However, if he stays in Makkah after completing the 'Umrah, it is obligatory for him to perform the farewell tawaf. As for the man who asked that he remained for fifteen years without performing the farewell tawaf, we say to him: Seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him if you were ignorant of the matter. And if you were knowledgeable, then you owe a fidyah for every missed farewell tawaf, which you slaughter in Makkah and distribute to the poor, according to the opinion of one of the scholars.