If one is interrupted during tawaf, for example in the fifth lap due to severe fatigue, and the interval is long, does he start over or continue from the sixth lap?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you: A man performed five laps of tawaf and felt severe fatigue and exhaustion due to the heavy crowd. It was ten o'clock at night, so he rested until after the Fajr prayer and slept lightly. Does he resume tawaf from the sixth lap, or does he repeat the five laps?
The Shaykh : Yes, he must resume tawaf if he separates its parts with a long interval; he must restart tawaf. As for a short interval, such as if the iqamah is called and he prays, he builds upon what he has done. According to the stronger opinion, he does not need to start from the beginning of the lap, but rather completes from where he stopped. Likewise, if a funeral is present and he prays over it, the tawaf is not broken. However, if his wudu' is invalidated, according to the opinion that wudu' is a condition for the validity of tawaf, and he then goes to perform wudu', he must restart tawaf from the beginning. Based on this, regarding the matter you mentioned, we say: He must repeat tawaf from the beginning. Did he do so?
The questioner : No, he did not.
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah! What did he do?
The questioner : He performed tawaf after the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : But did he start tawaf?
The questioner : No, he did not start from the beginning.
The Shaykh : Hm?
The questioner : From the sixth lap.
The Shaykh : Did he complete it?
The questioner : He completed it, yes, but he slept lightly, meaning.
The Shaykh : Inform him now, may Allah bless you, that he is still in his 'Umrah, and that he must remove his clothes now, avoid all the prohibitions of ihram, and go to Makkah. He must perform tawaf from the beginning, perform sa'y, and shorten his hair. Yes, you must inform him. Did you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is necessary. As for the prohibitions he committed in this state, he is ignorant and owes nothing.
The questioner : He did not do anything except that he slept lightly.
The Shaykh : No, continuity is necessary, because it is a single act of worship, not something where parts are built upon each other. However, the scholars, or some of the scholars, stated that this issue is not a matter of consensus, saying: If he is separated by an obligatory prayer or a funeral, there is no harm.
The Shaykh : Yes, he must resume tawaf if he separates its parts with a long interval; he must restart tawaf. As for a short interval, such as if the iqamah is called and he prays, he builds upon what he has done. According to the stronger opinion, he does not need to start from the beginning of the lap, but rather completes from where he stopped. Likewise, if a funeral is present and he prays over it, the tawaf is not broken. However, if his wudu' is invalidated, according to the opinion that wudu' is a condition for the validity of tawaf, and he then goes to perform wudu', he must restart tawaf from the beginning. Based on this, regarding the matter you mentioned, we say: He must repeat tawaf from the beginning. Did he do so?
The questioner : No, he did not.
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah! What did he do?
The questioner : He performed tawaf after the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : But did he start tawaf?
The questioner : No, he did not start from the beginning.
The Shaykh : Hm?
The questioner : From the sixth lap.
The Shaykh : Did he complete it?
The questioner : He completed it, yes, but he slept lightly, meaning.
The Shaykh : Inform him now, may Allah bless you, that he is still in his 'Umrah, and that he must remove his clothes now, avoid all the prohibitions of ihram, and go to Makkah. He must perform tawaf from the beginning, perform sa'y, and shorten his hair. Yes, you must inform him. Did you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is necessary. As for the prohibitions he committed in this state, he is ignorant and owes nothing.
The questioner : He did not do anything except that he slept lightly.
The Shaykh : No, continuity is necessary, because it is a single act of worship, not something where parts are built upon each other. However, the scholars, or some of the scholars, stated that this issue is not a matter of consensus, saying: If he is separated by an obligatory prayer or a funeral, there is no harm.