Tawaf
Is it permissible to touch the wall of the Kaabah while performing tawaf during umrah?
Answer in brief
Touching the Kaabah during tawaf invalidates the circuit being performed. Tawaf must be done with the whole body outside the Kaabah area, which includes the Shadhirwan and Hijr Ismail. Touching or stepping on the Shadhirwan, with or without a covering, also makes the circuit invalid because it forms part of the Kaabah structure.
Summary written by DHUMY from the Malay original and checked against it.
Berdasarkan persoalan yang diajukan dan perbahasan yang diberikan, dapat disimpulkan bahawa perbuatan memegang kaabah ketika tawaf merupakan perbuatan yang membatalkan pusingan tawaf tersebut. Ini kerana dengan memegang kaabah maka sebahagian anggotanya berada di dalam kawasan kaabah.
Source
AL-KAFI #1496: HUKUM PEGANG KAABAH KETIKA TAWAF UMRAHOffice of the Mufti of the Federal Territories · Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi · Published 3 January 2020
This page summarises a published fatwa; it is not a new ruling. For your own situation, read the full fatwa or consult the mufti office of your state.
Other questions on this topic
- Is the farewell tawaf (tawaf wada‘) still valid if a person falls asleep after completing it while waiting for transport that departs in the afternoon?
- Is tawaf invalid if a person touches the Kaabah while performing it, and what is the ruling for an umrah already completed in the past?
- Is a pilgrim on umrah required to perform the farewell tawaf before leaving Makkah for a visit to Taif?
- Is my tawaf or umrah valid if I carry a bag containing my shoes while performing it?
- Is the tawaf ifadhah valid, and must it be repeated, if doubt about the number of circuits arises after the tawaf is finished?
- Is the Farewell Tawaf (Tawaf Wada') obligatory, and what may a pilgrim do after performing it?