Is there a statement that ritual purity is not a condition for circumambulation?
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The questioner : Is there a statement that ritual purity is not a condition for circumambulation?
The Shaykh : How is there a strong statement on this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, rather the correct view, the correct view, is that ritual purity is not a condition for it. This is because the hadith that is narrated is not authentic as a report traced to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); it is only from Ibn Abbas as his own opinion. The evidence that it is not authentic from the Messenger of Allah is that it is contradictory, because things other than speech are permitted in circumambulation.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, I say that things other than speech are permitted. The speech of the Messenger is precise; if it were from the Messenger, it would not be permitted. For example, it is permitted to leave out the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah; one does not recite Surat al-Fatihah in it, nor does one face the qiblah, nor is continuity a condition according to the opinion of many scholars, and it is permissible to eat and drink in it.
The questioner : Is this for the obligatory and voluntary circumambulation?
The Shaykh : The obligatory and the voluntary, yes.
The Shaykh : How is there a strong statement on this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, rather the correct view, the correct view, is that ritual purity is not a condition for it. This is because the hadith that is narrated
Circumambulation of the House is a prayer, except that Allah has permitted speech in it.
الطواف في البيت صلاة إلا إن الله أباح فيه الكلامThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, I say that things other than speech are permitted. The speech of the Messenger is precise; if it were from the Messenger, it would not be permitted. For example, it is permitted to leave out the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah; one does not recite Surat al-Fatihah in it, nor does one face the qiblah, nor is continuity a condition according to the opinion of many scholars, and it is permissible to eat and drink in it.
The questioner : Is this for the obligatory and voluntary circumambulation?
The Shaykh : The obligatory and the voluntary, yes.