Tawaf
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?
Answer in brief
According to the definitive view of the Shafi'i school, tawaf is invalid if the person touches the wall of the Kaabah, because part of the body is considered to be inside the Kaabah. A second view within the school holds that the tawaf remains valid since most of the body is still outside the Kaabah. For a past umrah whose validity has only recently been doubted, there is no legal consequence if the person was certain it was valid when performed, and following the second view is permitted according to the 33rd National Hajj Conference Resolution.
Summary written by DHUMY from the Malay original and checked against it.
Pandangan muktamad mazhab Syafi'i menyatakan bahawa tidak sah tawaf sekiranya orang yang bertawaf menyentuh dinding kaabah kerana telah melepasi had dalam kaabah.
Source
IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI KE-79: PENJELASAN ISU MEMEGANG KAABAH KETIKA TAWAF BAGI AMALAN UMRAH YANG TELAH LEPASOffice of the Mufti of the Federal Territories · Irsyad al-Fatwa: Hajj & Sacrifice edition · Published 17 August 2023
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Other questions on this topic
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- Is a pilgrim on umrah required to perform the farewell tawaf before leaving Makkah for a visit to Taif?
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- Is it permissible to touch the wall of the Kaabah while performing tawaf during umrah?
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- Is the Farewell Tawaf (Tawaf Wada') obligatory, and what may a pilgrim do after performing it?