The Order of the Acts of 'Umrah
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Question: I performed 'Umrah, and all praise is due to Allah, my wife and I did so previously. However, when we arrived at the Haram, my wife asked me to perform sa'y before tawaf because it was hot and the sa'y area was shaded. But we did not do that; rather, we performed tawaf before sa'y. What is the ruling on performing sa'y before tawaf, and if someone does that, what must he do?
Answer: It is not permissible to perform sa'y before tawaf, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began with tawaf first, then he performed sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah after he prayed two rak'ahs behind the Maqam.And he said: , so performing sa'y before tawaf is not permissible, and if a person does it, it is not valid, because it is a condition for the validity of sa'y that it be after a prescribed tawaf.
Question: If a person does it, must he repeat it or repeat his 'Umrah?
Answer: Yes, we said that if a person does it, it is not valid, because it is a condition for the validity of sa'y that it be after a prescribed tawaf. So if he reversed the order and began with sa'y then tawaf, only his tawaf is valid for him.
Question: Does that mean he must repeat a complete, valid 'Umrah?
Answer: If he did this and exited the state of ihram from his 'Umrah, it means he did not complete the 'Umrah. He remains in his ihram, because a pillar of the 'Umrah remains upon him. He must put on the clothes of ihram, take off the sewn clothes, avoid the prohibitions of ihram, and proceed to perform the 'Umrah for which he entered ihram initially, because it is still upon him.
Question: Must he slaughter a fidyah?
Answer: This depends on the prohibition if he committed it. If he had intercourse during this period, he owes a fidyah; he owes a sheep, and his 'Umrah is invalidated if intercourse occurred before sa'y. He completes it as we mentioned, then he must enter ihram for a 'Umrah to make up, performing it along with slaughtering a sheep, or slaughtering a large camel, according to the difference of opinion among the scholars.
Some of them hold that he must slaughter a large camel - regarding the intercourse - this is if he had intercourse before sa'y.
Question: And we were in the sa'y area when one of my children asked to go to relieve himself, so I was forced to take him out of the sa'y area, and then I returned to complete the sa'y. What is the ruling on that?
Answer: It is a condition for the validity of sa'y that there be continuity between the laps. So if he interrupts the sa'y and goes to the restroom, then returns, he must resume the sa'y from the beginning, starting from the first lap, because the laps he interrupted are invalidated by the loss of the condition.
Question: And if he interrupted it to perform the prayer?
Answer: As for if the time for prayer arrives while he is in sa'y, he prays in the sa'y area; he prays in the sa'y area and resumes only the lap in which he prayed, while he builds upon the laps before it.
Question: And if the time for prayer coincides with the end of a complete lap?
Answer: He prays and begins the lap that follows, and he does not go to the mosque, as long as he is in sa'y, and if the iqamah is called, he prays in the sa'y area.
Answer: It is not permissible to perform sa'y before tawaf, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began with tawaf first, then he performed sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah after he prayed two rak'ahs behind the Maqam.And he said:
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خذوا عني مناسككمQuestion: If a person does it, must he repeat it or repeat his 'Umrah?
Answer: Yes, we said that if a person does it, it is not valid, because it is a condition for the validity of sa'y that it be after a prescribed tawaf. So if he reversed the order and began with sa'y then tawaf, only his tawaf is valid for him.
Question: Does that mean he must repeat a complete, valid 'Umrah?
Answer: If he did this and exited the state of ihram from his 'Umrah, it means he did not complete the 'Umrah. He remains in his ihram, because a pillar of the 'Umrah remains upon him. He must put on the clothes of ihram, take off the sewn clothes, avoid the prohibitions of ihram, and proceed to perform the 'Umrah for which he entered ihram initially, because it is still upon him.
Question: Must he slaughter a fidyah?
Answer: This depends on the prohibition if he committed it. If he had intercourse during this period, he owes a fidyah; he owes a sheep, and his 'Umrah is invalidated if intercourse occurred before sa'y. He completes it as we mentioned, then he must enter ihram for a 'Umrah to make up, performing it along with slaughtering a sheep, or slaughtering a large camel, according to the difference of opinion among the scholars.
Some of them hold that he must slaughter a large camel - regarding the intercourse - this is if he had intercourse before sa'y.
Question: And we were in the sa'y area when one of my children asked to go to relieve himself, so I was forced to take him out of the sa'y area, and then I returned to complete the sa'y. What is the ruling on that?
Answer: It is a condition for the validity of sa'y that there be continuity between the laps. So if he interrupts the sa'y and goes to the restroom, then returns, he must resume the sa'y from the beginning, starting from the first lap, because the laps he interrupted are invalidated by the loss of the condition.
Question: And if he interrupted it to perform the prayer?
Answer: As for if the time for prayer arrives while he is in sa'y, he prays in the sa'y area; he prays in the sa'y area and resumes only the lap in which he prayed, while he builds upon the laps before it.
Question: And if the time for prayer coincides with the end of a complete lap?
Answer: He prays and begins the lap that follows, and he does not go to the mosque, as long as he is in sa'y, and if the iqamah is called, he prays in the sa'y area.