What is the ruling on one who performed Hajj and did not perform the farewell tawaf?

Question:
We begin with a message from the listener (E. L. H.) from the land of Ghamid. He says in his message: We performed a valid Hajj, and we went to Makkah intending to perform the farewell tawaf, but we were unable to do so because the driver was stubborn and could not get us to the boundary of the Haram. What do you see regarding our Hajj, specifically the Hajj of my mother who performed it on behalf of her father? Is anything required of us in this matter, or is our Hajj accepted?
May Allah guide you.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance. As for what follows:
The farewell tawaf is obligatory according to the correct opinion of the scholars, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): narrated by Muslim in the Sahih.
And since it is established in the two Sahihs from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that he said: "The people were commanded that their last visit should be to the House, except that it was made easier for the menstruating woman." This indicates that the farewell tawaf in Hajj is obligatory and commanded, except for the menstruating woman, and similarly the woman in post-natal bleeding, for whom no farewell tawaf is required.
So the one who left without performing the farewell tawaf due to a crowd, or due to the driver's ignorance, or something similar, none of this is an excuse. It is obligatory for him to return and perform the farewell tawaf. If he does not do so, he must pay a fidyah, meaning a sacrificial animal is slaughtered in Makkah and distributed among the poor, according to the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars. The fidyah has become established in the case of travel, so if he pays the fidyah, that suffices. And if he returns and performs the farewell tawaf, we hope that will suffice for him, as some scholars have said. Yes.
This is regarding Hajj. As for 'Umrah, its ruling is broader. 'Umrah has a broader ruling; the farewell tawaf is not obligatory in it according to the correct opinion, which is the opinion of the majority, as transmitted by Abu 'Umar Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (may Allah have mercy on him), that the scholars agreed that there is no farewell tawaf for 'Umrah. There is no obligatory farewell tawaf in it. And some scholars held that there is a farewell tawaf in it.
The closest and most apparent view is that the farewell tawaf is not obligatory in it, because Allah prescribed it throughout the year and encouraged its repetition. One of the things that facilitates this is the non-obligation of the farewell tawaf in it. Also, it is not recorded that he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a farewell tawaf when he performed 'Umrah in the year of making up the missed pilgrimage, the 'Umrah of making up. This indicates that the farewell tawaf is intended specifically for Hajj. As for 'Umrah, its ruling is broader. If he performs the farewell tawaf, that is good, because it is the lesser Hajj. And if he does not perform it, nothing is required of him. This is the best and the strongest and most correct position in this issue. Yes.