Explanation of the Book of Hajj-07b

The reciter: Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us, and al-Layth narrated to us, saying: Yunus said: Ibn Shihab narrated to me that Humayd ibn 'Abd al-Rahman told him that Abu Hurayrah informed him:

The Shaykh : This is a matter that is abhorrent by the Shari'ah, by custom, and by chivalry. But if a person had a small hole in his thigh or in the lower part of his abdomen and he circumambulated, or if his waistcloth had slipped down from his waist, is his tawaf invalid or valid? The answer depends on whether this constitutes being naked or not. The answer is: he is not naked. Therefore, we say that the 'awrah in tawaf is not like the 'awrah in prayer. This is because the hadith is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and it does not hold up in its generality, neither in negation nor in affirmation. How many things are forbidden in prayer but permissible in tawaf, and how many things are obligatory in prayer but not obligatory in tawaf? Thus, tawaf differs from prayer in more ways than it agrees with it. Based on this, we cannot say that covering the 'awrah in tawaf is like covering it in prayer. Yes, to circumambulate naked is undoubtedly forbidden, for it involves exposing the 'awrah under the Sacred House of Allah while a person is engaged in worship. This is not fitting intellectually, nor permissible by chivalry, nor by the Shari'ah. And His saying: even if the non-polytheist is a disbeliever, he does not perform Hajj. Based on this, one who does not pray is not permitted to perform Hajj, and even if he did perform it, it would not be accepted from him, and he would be sinful. Perhaps this will remind those who have been afflicted with abandoning prayer until they pray so that they can perform Hajj. Yes.