Is ritual purity a condition for tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah)?
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The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. I testify before Allah that I love you for His sake. My question is: Is ritual purity a condition for tawaf?
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this issue, and the majority of scholars hold that it is a condition, and that if a person performs tawaf without wudu (ablution), his tawaf is invalid. However, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) chose the position that ritual purity is not a condition for tawaf, and that if a person performs tawaf without wudu, his tawaf is valid. But it is recommended for a person, if he has the means, not to perform tawaf unless he is in a state of purity, in order to avoid the disagreement, to be cautious in his worship, and to clear his conscience. However, if this situation happens to a person and he comes to seek a ruling after it has occurred, we do not order him to repeat it, and his tawaf is valid.
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this issue, and the majority of scholars hold that it is a condition, and that if a person performs tawaf without wudu (ablution), his tawaf is invalid. However, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) chose the position that ritual purity is not a condition for tawaf, and that if a person performs tawaf without wudu, his tawaf is valid. But it is recommended for a person, if he has the means, not to perform tawaf unless he is in a state of purity, in order to avoid the disagreement, to be cautious in his worship, and to clear his conscience. However, if this situation happens to a person and he comes to seek a ruling after it has occurred, we do not order him to repeat it, and his tawaf is valid.
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دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1421هـ - 3 — binothaimeen.net (30:06)
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