Instructions Regarding Tawaf of the House of Allah
① Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رضي الله عنهما narrates, I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say:
من طاف سبعا فهو كعدل رقبة
“Whoever circumambulates (Tawaf) the House (Kaaba) seven times, it is like freeing a slave.”
② Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrates, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من طاف بالبيت خمسين مرة خرج من ذنوبه كيوم ولدته أمه
“Whoever circumambulates the House (Kaaba) fifty times, he comes out from his sins as on the day he was born.”
③ It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
الطواف حول البيت مثل الصلاة إلا أنكم تتكلمون فيه فمن تكلم فيه فلا يتكلم إلا بخير
“Tawaf around the House (Kaaba) is like prayer, except that you talk during it. So whoever talks during it, let him speak only good and beneficial words.”
Instructions Regarding Standing at Arafah
① Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Quraysh and their like used to stand at Muzdalifah and they were called Hums, while the rest of the Arabs used to stand at Arafah. So when Islam came, Allah commanded His Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) to go to Arafat, stay there, and then return from there to Muzdalifah. Allah Almighty says:
﴿ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ﴾
“Then when the people depart from Arafat, you also depart from there.”
