Is the farewell tawaf obligatory in 'Umrah?
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Question:
I went for 'Umrah during the spring break, and upon my return, I disagreed with one of my colleagues regarding the farewell tawaf: is it obligatory or not? I cited the fatwa of Shaykh al-Habib ibn Uthaymeen (may Allah preserve him), and when I returned to my place of residence, I found another fatwa from some scholars stating that it is not obligatory.
Is taking the fatwa that it is not obligatory, while believing that it is obligatory is the more cautious position, considered following dispensations (rukhkhas) according to the jurists? Then, may Allah reward you with good, could you elaborate on the issue? Because it is important for a student of knowledge, may Allah grant you success in all good?
Answer:
Scholars have differed regarding the farewell in 'Umrah: some made it obligatory like in Hajj, and some did not make it obligatory. The correct view is that it is not obligatory in 'Umrah; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order the 'Umrah performers to do it, and he did not perform a farewell when he performed 'Umrah al-Qada, and he did not order the 'Umrah performers in Hajj al-Wada' to perform tawaf when they left Makkah, and they were going outside Makkah, and grazing their camels outside Makkah, and he did not order them to perform a farewell, and when they entered the state of ihram on the eighth day from Makkah, he did not order them to perform a farewell.
So there is no obligatory farewell for 'Umrah, and whoever performs a farewell, there is no harm, tawaf is worship, a great good, if he performs a farewell it is good, but it is not required, the obligatory farewell is only in Hajj; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):, Ibn Abbas said: He ordered the people that their last connection be with the House, meaning: the pilgrims, this came regarding the pilgrims, they were departing from Mina in every direction without a farewell, so he ordered them to perform a farewell, peace and blessings be upon him.
And because 'Umrah is an absolute worship in all times, and its nature is relaxation and facilitation, therefore only tawaf, sa'y, and shortening the hair were legislated in it, so it is a visit to the House, so a farewell is not required in it.
But whoever performs a farewell, it is good, if the farewell is facilitated for him, it is good; acting upon the good and being cautious, otherwise the evidence indicates that a farewell is not obligatory in 'Umrah, and the matter in this is broad, and praise be to Allah.
I went for 'Umrah during the spring break, and upon my return, I disagreed with one of my colleagues regarding the farewell tawaf: is it obligatory or not? I cited the fatwa of Shaykh al-Habib ibn Uthaymeen (may Allah preserve him), and when I returned to my place of residence, I found another fatwa from some scholars stating that it is not obligatory.
Is taking the fatwa that it is not obligatory, while believing that it is obligatory is the more cautious position, considered following dispensations (rukhkhas) according to the jurists? Then, may Allah reward you with good, could you elaborate on the issue? Because it is important for a student of knowledge, may Allah grant you success in all good?
Answer:
Scholars have differed regarding the farewell in 'Umrah: some made it obligatory like in Hajj, and some did not make it obligatory. The correct view is that it is not obligatory in 'Umrah; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order the 'Umrah performers to do it, and he did not perform a farewell when he performed 'Umrah al-Qada, and he did not order the 'Umrah performers in Hajj al-Wada' to perform tawaf when they left Makkah, and they were going outside Makkah, and grazing their camels outside Makkah, and he did not order them to perform a farewell, and when they entered the state of ihram on the eighth day from Makkah, he did not order them to perform a farewell.
So there is no obligatory farewell for 'Umrah, and whoever performs a farewell, there is no harm, tawaf is worship, a great good, if he performs a farewell it is good, but it is not required, the obligatory farewell is only in Hajj; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Let none of you depart until his last connection is with the House
لا ينفرنَّ أحدٌ منكم حتى يكون آخر عهده في البيتAnd because 'Umrah is an absolute worship in all times, and its nature is relaxation and facilitation, therefore only tawaf, sa'y, and shortening the hair were legislated in it, so it is a visit to the House, so a farewell is not required in it.
But whoever performs a farewell, it is good, if the farewell is facilitated for him, it is good; acting upon the good and being cautious, otherwise the evidence indicates that a farewell is not obligatory in 'Umrah, and the matter in this is broad, and praise be to Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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