On the last day of Hajj, which is the day of departure, we performed the Tawaf of Hajj and the Sa'y, and we left from Makkah to Jeddah and Madinah on the same day when we exited the Sacred Mosque.
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The questioner : On the last day of Hajj, which is the day of departure, we performed the Tawaf of Hajj and the Sa'y, and we left from Makkah to Jeddah and Madinah on the same day when we exited the Sacred Mosque. We did not perform the Farewell Tawaf, as all the brothers were with us. It is said that the Tawaf of Ifadah suffices for the Farewell Tawaf?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person delays the Tawaf of Ifadah until the time of his departure from Makkah, and then he performs the Tawaf and the Sa'y and leaves immediately, that suffices for him in place of the Farewell Tawaf. This is because the purpose of the Farewell Tawaf is that it be the last of a person's dealings with the House, and this is achieved by the independent Tawaf, which is the Farewell Tawaf, and by the Tawaf of Ifadah, which is a pillar of Hajj. The analogy for this is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that one should pray two rak'ahs inside the mosque and forbade sitting until one prays two rak'ahs. However, if one enters while the imam is in the obligatory prayer and joins the imam with the intention of that obligatory prayer, the greeting of the mosque is dropped from him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is similar to that case: if one performs the Tawaf of Ifadah at the time of his departure, the Farewell Tawaf is dropped from him, because the purpose has been achieved by his last dealing with the House being the Tawaf.
The questioner : Yes.
This is a message we received from the sender, Gharif Khadr Kurdushi, from Arab Syria. He says, I am asking the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person delays the Tawaf of Ifadah until the time of his departure from Makkah, and then he performs the Tawaf and the Sa'y and leaves immediately, that suffices for him in place of the Farewell Tawaf. This is because the purpose of the Farewell Tawaf is that it be the last of a person's dealings with the House, and this is achieved by the independent Tawaf, which is the Farewell Tawaf, and by the Tawaf of Ifadah, which is a pillar of Hajj. The analogy for this is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that one should pray two rak'ahs inside the mosque and forbade sitting until one prays two rak'ahs. However, if one enters while the imam is in the obligatory prayer and joins the imam with the intention of that obligatory prayer, the greeting of the mosque is dropped from him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is similar to that case: if one performs the Tawaf of Ifadah at the time of his departure, the Farewell Tawaf is dropped from him, because the purpose has been achieved by his last dealing with the House being the Tawaf.
The questioner : Yes.
This is a message we received from the sender, Gharif Khadr Kurdushi, from Arab Syria. He says, I am asking the Shaykh.