The Ruling on Tawaf on the Roof of the Sacred Precinct
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A man performed tawaf on the roof of the Sacred Precinct. During the tawaf, he descended to the area between al-Safa and al-Marwah. This was not due to extreme crowding; there was crowding, but he was able to bear it. However, he descended and performed several rounds of tawaf in the area between al-Safa and al-Marwah. What is the ruling on this tawaf, which was the farewell tawaf in Hajj?
The ruling on this tawaf is that it is not valid; because he performed tawaf outside the mosque. And if one performs tawaf outside the mosque, it is not true that he performed tawaf around the House.And Allah Mighty and Majestic says: [Al-Hajj: 29], if he performs tawaf outside the mosque, what does he perform tawaf around? The mosque, not the House; because the wall of the mosque stands between him and the House.
Therefore, his tawaf is not valid. And if it was the farewell tawaf, he has left an obligatory act.And the well-known view among the scholars: Whoever leaves an obligatory act must offer a fidyah, which he slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor.
The ruling on this tawaf is that it is not valid; because he performed tawaf outside the mosque. And if one performs tawaf outside the mosque, it is not true that he performed tawaf around the House.And Allah Mighty and Majestic says:
And let them circumambulate the House
وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا بِالْبَيْتِTherefore, his tawaf is not valid. And if it was the farewell tawaf, he has left an obligatory act.And the well-known view among the scholars: Whoever leaves an obligatory act must offer a fidyah, which he slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor.