Is Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation

Q: Please, Your Eminence, we would like you to answer our question in detail via mail. A group of people performed Hajj this year, and they performed it as Tamattu` Hajj (`Umrah during the months of Hajj followed by Hajj in the same year with a break in between). They spent the Days of Tashriq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) in Mina and they went to Makkah on the fourth day. This is the only time they spent in Mina, and they did not perform Tawaf-ul-Ifadah (final obligatory circumambulation of the Ka`bah in Hajj). Somebody told them to perform Tawaf-ul-Ifadah instead of Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation around the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah), such that they perform one Tawaf for both, and they did so. Is this permissible? May Allah protect you.

A: If the case is as you have mentioned, Tawaf-ul-Ifadah exempts you from performing Tawaf-ul-Wada`, because the aim is that the final action done by a pilgrim after throwing pebbles is Tawaf, and that happened. (Part No. 11; Page No. 302) The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, None of you should leave Makkah until the last thing they do is perform Tawaf. Related by Muslim . May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.