What is the ruling on leaving the farewell circumambulation due to the crowd?

The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on leaving the farewell circumambulation on the grounds that there is a severe crowd?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible; it is obligatory for him to perform the farewell circumambulation, even if he is carried. For this reason, Umm Salamah said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the farewell circumambulation that she was ill, and he said: He did not excuse her. Therefore, the farewell circumambulation is obligatory, but it has no connection to the Hajj; meaning, if a person leaves it, his Hajj is complete, but he is sinful if he does so intentionally. According to the scholars, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) that is slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor. Yes.