What is the ruling on the farewell tawaf for the one performing 'Umrah?

The questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : What do you consider to be the stronger view regarding the issue of the obligation of the farewell tawaf for the one performing 'Umrah, with details?

The Shaykh : I do not find in the Sunnah, in what I have come across, any evidence that clarifies the prescribed merit or that clarifies the obligation of the farewell tawaf for the one performing 'Umrah. The hadiths that came with his saying (peace be upon him): This suggests, first, that the intended meaning is Hajj, and second, I have not come across, in all that I have looked into, any reports from the righteous Salaf that they used to bid farewell with tawaf when they performed 'Umrah. Therefore, I lean toward the non-prescription of the farewell tawaf for the one performing 'Umrah, let alone that I lean toward it not being obligatory; because the evidence has not come specifically regarding it. This is my opinion, and Allah knows best.