The obligatory prayer starting when one has completed his tawaf

Salim said: The obligatory prayer will also suffice for the two rak'ahs of tawaf.

The same is also narrated from Tawus.

The same is also narrated from Ibrahim.

Abd al-Malik said: I performed tawaf around the House and the obligatory prayer became due, and I wanted to pray two rak'ahs. Some people were sitting there, so I went to a circle of them and asked them. An old man said to me: Are you not content with the practice of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)? I saw him doing it.

Mujahid said: The obligatory prayer suffices for the two rak'ahs of tawaf.

Something similar is reported from Ata.

Something similar is reported from Ibn al-Aswad.

Sa'id bin Jubayr (and those mentioned above) said: The obligatory prayer suffices for the two rak'ahs of tawaf.

Al-Hasan said: The Sunnah has been established that after every seven circuits of tawaf there are two rak'ahs. Neither an obligatory nor a voluntary prayer suffices in their place.

Ata, Tawus and Mujahid said: The obligatory prayer suffices for the two rak'ahs of tawaf.