Is ritual purity obligatory for tawaf in the case of minor ritual impurity?
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Question:
Is ritual purity obligatory for tawaf in the case of minor ritual impurity, and what is the validity of the hadith reported regarding this?
Answer:
Ritual purity is obligatory for tawaf just as it is obligatory for prayer, and tawaf is not valid without ritual purity. This is because it is not reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed tawaf without ritual purity; rather, he consistently maintained ritual purity. Secondly, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tawaf around the House is prayer, except that you speak in it." Some scholars weaken this report when attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while others authenticate it as a report stopping at Ibn Abbas. Even if it is said to be a report stopping at Ibn Abbas, it carries the ruling of a report attributed to the Prophet, because this is a legal ruling that Ibn Abbas would not state on his own authority. The statement "Tawaf around the House is prayer" is not something he would say on his own; only the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say this. Also, when Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) menstruated and time was tight for her, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to enter the state of ihram for Hajj and combine it with 'Umrah, making her a qarinah. He said: "Do what the pilgrim does, except that you do not perform tawaf around the House until you become pure." Similarly, when Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) menstruated after Hajj, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is she holding us up?" meaning regarding the departure. They said: "O Messenger of Allah, she has already performed the farewell tawaf." This indicates that if she had not performed the farewell tawaf, she would have held them up from traveling until she became pure and then performed tawaf around the House. These are clear proofs of the obligation of ritual purity for tawaf around the House.
Is ritual purity obligatory for tawaf in the case of minor ritual impurity, and what is the validity of the hadith reported regarding this?
Answer:
Ritual purity is obligatory for tawaf just as it is obligatory for prayer, and tawaf is not valid without ritual purity. This is because it is not reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed tawaf without ritual purity; rather, he consistently maintained ritual purity. Secondly, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tawaf around the House is prayer, except that you speak in it." Some scholars weaken this report when attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while others authenticate it as a report stopping at Ibn Abbas. Even if it is said to be a report stopping at Ibn Abbas, it carries the ruling of a report attributed to the Prophet, because this is a legal ruling that Ibn Abbas would not state on his own authority. The statement "Tawaf around the House is prayer" is not something he would say on his own; only the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say this. Also, when Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) menstruated and time was tight for her, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to enter the state of ihram for Hajj and combine it with 'Umrah, making her a qarinah. He said: "Do what the pilgrim does, except that you do not perform tawaf around the House until you become pure." Similarly, when Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) menstruated after Hajj, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is she holding us up?" meaning regarding the departure. They said: "O Messenger of Allah, she has already performed the farewell tawaf." This indicates that if she had not performed the farewell tawaf, she would have held them up from traveling until she became pure and then performed tawaf around the House. These are clear proofs of the obligation of ritual purity for tawaf around the House.
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