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Stepping out of the bounds of Tawaf

Rule 304:

If a person departs from the
limits of tawaf and enters the Holy Ka'ba, the tawaf is invalidated and it must
be repeated. It is preferable (al awla) that tawaf be first completed and then
performed again, if the departure took place after completing half of tawaf.

Rule 303:

If a pilgrim departs from
tawaf to the `Shadharwaan', tawaf becomes invalid commensurate to the extent of
the departure.After making good the distance, he should, as a matter of
precaution, complete the tawaf and then repeat it.

In the course of tawaf,
one should, as a matter of precaution, not extend one's arm towards the
Shadharwaan or the wall of the Holy Ka'ba to touch a corner or whatsoever.

Rule 306:

If, in the course of tawaf,
a pilgrim enters Hijr Ismail, due to an oversight or out of ignorance, the round
in which this occurs is invalid; there is no option but to repeat it, better
though, after completing the entire tawaf.

The same rule applies, as a matter
of precaution, to walking on the wall of the Hijr. While sticking to the course
of tawaf, the pilgrim must not touch the wall of the Hijr either.

Irregularities in Tawaf

Rule 307:

It is permissible to
deliberately cut short optional tawaf.It is permissible too to interrupt
obligatory tawaf for a pressing need or for any reason for that matter.

Rule 308:

If, without good reason, the
pilgrim steps out of the course of tawaf, completing the fourth round, the tawaf
is invalid and has to be repeated. If it was after the fourth round, tawaf, as a
matter of precaution, must be completed and then repeated. However, if the
tawaf was optional, he may complete the remaining rounds, provided that he
does not break the sequence.

Rule 309:

If menstruation of a lady
commences in the course of tawaf, it is obligatory on her to abandon it and
leave the Masjid-ul-Haraam immediately. The rule governing such a case has
already been discussed in the preceding 'Conditions for Tawaf'.

Rule 310:

A pilgrim, performing tawaf,
may find it necessary to interrupt it, due to sickness, carrying out an errand
for a fellow believer, or attending to his own business.

If tawaf was
obligatory, and he had completed the fourth round, his tawaf is valid. However,
if he abandons it before completing the fourth round, his tawaf is invalidated.
If tawaf was a recommended one, he can continue from where he stopped, even
though he had not completed four rounds.

Rule 311:

It is permissible to sit
down to rest, in the course of tawaf, but it must not be prolonged so much so
that the sequence, as is widely held, be broken; in that event, the tawaf
becomes invalid and has to be performed again.

Rule 312:

If a pilgrim interrupts
tawaf in order to obtain the merit of praying at the earliest time, or join
congregational prayer, or perform a mustahab prayer, he must complete the tawaf
from where he interrupted it after completing his prayer.

He should, as a
matter of precaution, repeat tawaf after completing it, if the interruption was
in the course of an obligatory tawaf and had occurred before completing the
fourth round.

Rule 313:

During tawaf, a pilgrim may
inadvertently omit parts thereof, yet becomes aware of the lapse before the
chain of continuity is broken. If this is the case, he must complete his tawaf,
which will then be deemed valid.

He may become aware of it after the sequence
has been interrupted. He may as well has forgotten to perform either one, two or
three rounds; thus, he should perform same; the tawaf will then be considered
valid. If he cannot perform it personally, even though he may have remembered
after returning home, he may hire an agent to perform it for him.

If he has
forgotten more than three rounds, he should return and perform the missed ones.
It is better, though, that having done so, he should, as a matter of precaution,
perform another full tawaf,