What is the ruling on one who forgets the two rak'ahs of tawaf until he has begun sa'y?
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The questioner : A questioner says: I did not remember that I had not prayed the two rak'ahs of tawaf until after I had started sa'y. Should I interrupt the sa'y and pray them, or should I pray them after finishing the sa'y?
The Shaykh : Do not interrupt the sa'y, and do not pray them after starting the sa'y, because the two rak'ahs of tawaf are a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. If a person prostrates and completes his 'Umrah without them, there is no blame on him, even if he intentionally leaves off the two rak'ahs of tawaf, there is no blame on him, because the two rak'ahs of tawaf are a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory.
The Shaykh : Do not interrupt the sa'y, and do not pray them after starting the sa'y, because the two rak'ahs of tawaf are a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. If a person prostrates and completes his 'Umrah without them, there is no blame on him, even if he intentionally leaves off the two rak'ahs of tawaf, there is no blame on him, because the two rak'ahs of tawaf are a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory.
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دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1421هـ - 3 — binothaimeen.net (5:42)
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