Repeating Tawaf-ul-Wada`

Q 1: Allah (Exalted be He) blessed me and I offered Hajj this year. I traveled with a group of pilgrims by private car and we agreed that we would return by the same car. By the grace of Allah, we managed to perform all the rituals of Hajj. We offered Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah) after midnight but I stayed in Al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah) till 2 A.M. On the same day. When I went back to the car, I found that they had left and thus I had to return to Al-Masjid Al-Haram. (Part No. 10; Page No. 339) I stayed there till 10 A.M. Then I traveled but without performing any Tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka`bah) or Salah (Prayer). Did I commit a sin and do I have to do anything? May Allah reward you with the best.

A: It was better for you to repeat Tawaf-ul-Wada` for there was a long time between Tawaf-ul-Wada` that you performed and your departure. Since you did not do so, we hope that Tawaf-ul-Wada` that you performed serves as sufficient and that you do not have to offer a sacrifice. As for the Salah you did not perform and if you mean by it Fajr (Dawn) Prayer, then you have to make up for it, in the case that you have not already done so, and to do Tawbah (repentance to Allah) because of this act.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.