A man performed Hajj three years ago and now doubts whether he completed his tawaf or not; what is the ruling?
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The Shaykh : This man is asking, saying he performed Hajj three years ago, and now one person says the tawaf was complete while another says it was not; one says the sa'y was complete and another says it was not. What is the ruling? We say, if Allah wills, your Hajj is valid, both the tawaf and the sa'y, and let nothing remain in your heart.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : All of it, if Allah wills. May Allah reward you with good. Now, why is that, everyone? This is based on a principle: if an act of worship is completed and doubt arises in it after its completion, do not pay attention to the doubt; put your mind at ease. After you have finished the prayer, you say, "I don't know if I prayed three or four rak'ahs," and what do we say? It is over; discard it and leave it. After you have completed the tawaf, you doubt whether you circled seven times or six; what do we say? Do not pay attention. However, if you are certain that you did not circle more than six times, then you must complete seven by circling anew for seven rounds. Likewise, if you doubt while you are in the middle of the tawaf, you complete it. So the rule for us is that doubt after the completion of an act of worship has no effect and is discarded. I recite for you a useful verse on this matter, which is...
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : All of it, if Allah wills. May Allah reward you with good. Now, why is that, everyone? This is based on a principle: if an act of worship is completed and doubt arises in it after its completion, do not pay attention to the doubt; put your mind at ease. After you have finished the prayer, you say, "I don't know if I prayed three or four rak'ahs," and what do we say? It is over; discard it and leave it. After you have completed the tawaf, you doubt whether you circled seven times or six; what do we say? Do not pay attention. However, if you are certain that you did not circle more than six times, then you must complete seven by circling anew for seven rounds. Likewise, if you doubt while you are in the middle of the tawaf, you complete it. So the rule for us is that doubt after the completion of an act of worship has no effect and is discarded. I recite for you a useful verse on this matter, which is...