Performing Sa`y in a state of impurity

Q 2: I performed Hajj on behalf of my maternal uncle in the year 1408 A. H. My Wudu' (ablution) was violated while I was performing Sa`y (going) between Al-Safa and Al-Marawah. I could not perform Wudu' again as I was grasping my mother with one hand and my maternal aunt with the other lest they be lost while they did not know the place well. The same thing also happened to me during Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah). Could you please tell me what is the ruling on making Tawaf and Sa`y without having Wudu'? I hope you could answer me quickly in case that it is obligatory on me to make up the Hajj, observe a certain Sawm (Fast), or offer a sacrifice. Please guide me to the correct thing that I should do in this regard. May Allah reward you with the best.


A: Your Sa`y between Al-Safa and Al-Marawah is valid even though you were not in a state of Taharah (ritual purification) because Taharah is not a condition of validity for Sa`y. However, the Tawaf-ul-Wada` that you did is not valid because Taharah is a condition of validity for Tawaf. Thus, it is obligatory on you to remake this Tawaf if you are still in (Part No. 11; Page No. 265)  Makkah. However, if you returned home, it is obligatory on you to offer a sacrifice that should be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed amongst the poor people there.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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