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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on one whose ablution is broken during tawaf?

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The questioner : If the ablution is broken during tawaf, what is the ruling?

The Shaykh : If the pilgrim’s ablution is broken, it is obligatory for him to exit the tawaf, perform ablution, then return and resume the tawaf from the beginning. This is the position of the majority of scholars, because purity is a condition for tawaf. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If his ablution is broken while he is performing tawaf, he should continue his tawaf and it is not obligatory for him to perform ablution, because ablution is not a condition for tawaf. What Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said is the correct view, because there is no evidence from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that purity is a condition for tawaf. The most that is in this matter is that the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him), when
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