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Commencing Tawaaf from Maqaam-e-Ebrahim

· 28 Jumada II 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When performing tawaaf of umrah, I mistakenly commenced the tawaaf from Maqaam-e-Ebrahim instead of the Hajr-e-Aswad. Is my umrah valid?

Answer

Commencing the tawaaf from the Hajr-e-Aswad and ending at the Hajr-e-Aswad is sunnah.

If one commenced the tawaaf from any other place around the Ka’bah Shareef and he completed seven rounds of the tawaaf, ending at the same point where he had commenced, then the tawaaf will be valid.

However, the sunnah of commencing the tawaaf from the Hajr-e-Aswad and ending at the Hajr-e-Aswad has been left out. Hence, it will be makrooh for one to do so and the reward of the tawaaf will be decreased. Nevertheless, the umrah will be valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فأما الابتداء من الحجر الأسود فليس بشرط من شرائط جوازه بل هو سنة في ظاهر الرواية حتى لو افتتح من غير عذر أجزأه مع الكراهة لقوله تعالى وليطوفوا بالبيت العتيق مطلقا عن شرط الابتداء بالحجر الأسود إلا أنه لو لم يبدأ يكره لأنه ترك السنة (بدائع الصنائع 2/130)

ثم الشوط من الحجر الأسود إلى الحجر الأسود كذا في الكافي وافتتاح الطواف من الحجر الأسود سنة عند عامة مشايخنا حتى لو افتتح الطواف من غير الحجر جاز ويكره كذا في محيط السرخسي (الفتاوى الهندية 1/225)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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