The ruling on one who performed 'Umrah and did not perform the farewell tawaf

Question : The questioner says: A man performed 'Umrah and did not perform the farewell tawaf. His 'Umrah was two weeks ago, and he is going to return to Makkah in two weeks. Does he have to make up the farewell tawaf, or is he required to pay a fidyah (ransom payment) in all cases?

Answer : First, regarding the one who performs 'Umrah, we do not say that the farewell tawaf is obligatory for him, nor do we say that it is not obligatory. If the one who performed 'Umrah has done the tawaf and sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), shortened his hair, and gone to his home, then there is no need to repeat the tawaf, and the tawaf of arrival, which is the tawaf of 'Umrah, is sufficient for him. However, if he remained in Makkah, even for an hour, it is obligatory for him to perform the tawaf of farewell. If he leaves without performing the tawaf, then if he exercises caution and slaughters a fidyah in Makkah, to be distributed to the poor, given his wealth and ability, that is the best or the obligatory course. If he does not do so because of his poverty, need, or something similar, then he owes nothing. It does not benefit him to repeat it later, because it is dropped when its cause is missed, because its cause is the farewell. If the interval becomes long, it is dropped, and he owes the fidyah.