What is the ruling on one who suspects that he touched impurity while performing tawaf? Is his tawaf valid?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: A man was performing the farewell tawaf in the second lap, along with a group. He felt that he stepped on something—may Allah honor you—like feces in the tawaf area, so he was in doubt. Then, in the fifth lap, the crowd dispersed, and everyone was saying, "Impurity! Impurity!" The cleaning staff came and cleaned the area in the tawaf. There was a heavy crowd, so when he finished the tawaf, he went back, performed wudu, and prayed the two rak'ahs. What is the ruling on the tawaf?
The Shaykh : The tawaf is valid; there is nothing wrong with it. But why did he perform wudu?
The questioner : Because he was in doubt about the matter, meaning regarding the wudu.
The Shaykh : Did he break his wudu?
The questioner : He did not break his wudu.
The Shaykh : Impurity does not invalidate wudu. Impurity does not invalidate wudu. Impurity is simply washed off, and if a person is in a state of wudu, he remains in that state of wudu.
The Shaykh : The tawaf is valid; there is nothing wrong with it. But why did he perform wudu?
The questioner : Because he was in doubt about the matter, meaning regarding the wudu.
The Shaykh : Did he break his wudu?
The questioner : He did not break his wudu.
The Shaykh : Impurity does not invalidate wudu. Impurity does not invalidate wudu. Impurity is simply washed off, and if a person is in a state of wudu, he remains in that state of wudu.