Ruling on Farewell Ṭawāf (Ṭawāf al-Wadāʿ) After ʿUmrah – Complete Explanation
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
«لَا يَنْفِرَّ أَحَدٌ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونَ آخِرُ عَهْدِهِ بِالْبَيْتِ»
“No one should depart until his last act is at the House (Kaʿbah).”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, 1427)
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«وَالْعُمْرَةُ هِيَ الْحَجُّ الْأَصْغَرُ»
“ʿUmrah is the lesser Ḥajj.”
(Sunan al-Dāraqutnī 2/285)
This is a well-known and accepted narration among the scholars.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«دَخَلَتِ الْعُمْرَةُ فِي الْحَجِّ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»
“ʿUmrah has entered into Ḥajj until the Day of Resurrection.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 1241)
The Prophet ﷺ told him:
«اصْنَعْ فِي عُمْرَتِكَ مَا أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ فِي حَجِّكَ»
“Do in your ʿUmrah what you do in your Ḥajj.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1536, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1180)
وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
❖ If a Person Leaves Immediately After ʿUmrah
- Whoever comes to Makkah for ʿUmrah intending to depart immediately after completing ṭawāf, saʿī, and ḥalq/taqṣīr,
farewell ṭawāf is not obligatory for him. - His ṭawāf al-qudūm serves in place of ṭawāf al-wadāʿ.
❖ If a Person Stays in Makkah After ʿUmrah
- If he remains in Makkah for a while after completing ʿUmrah, the stronger opinion is that farewell ṭawāf becomes wājib upon departure.
Evidences
① General Wording of the Prophet ﷺ
«لَا يَنْفِرَّ أَحَدٌ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونَ آخِرُ عَهْدِهِ بِالْبَيْتِ»
“No one should depart until his last act is at the House (Kaʿbah).”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, 1427)
- The word "أَحَدٌ" (anyone) is indefinite and comes in the context of prohibition, indicating generality.
- This includes anyone departing from Makkah.
② ʿUmrah Is Like Ḥajj
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«وَالْعُمْرَةُ هِيَ الْحَجُّ الْأَصْغَرُ»
“ʿUmrah is the lesser Ḥajj.”
(Sunan al-Dāraqutnī 2/285)
This is a well-known and accepted narration among the scholars.
③ Link Between Ḥajj and ʿUmrah
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«دَخَلَتِ الْعُمْرَةُ فِي الْحَجِّ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»
“ʿUmrah has entered into Ḥajj until the Day of Resurrection.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 1241)
④ Instruction to Yaʿlā ibn Umayyah (RA)
The Prophet ﷺ told him:
«اصْنَعْ فِي عُمْرَتِكَ مَا أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ فِي حَجِّكَ»
“Do in your ʿUmrah what you do in your Ḥajj.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1536, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1180)
- This shows that the acts of Ḥajj and ʿUmrah are similar,
except for actions that are exclusively part of Ḥajj, like:
- Standing at ʿArafah
- Spending the night at Muzdalifah
- Staying at Minā
- Stoning the Jamārāt
Conclusion
- If a person performs farewell ṭawāf after ʿUmrah, he has fulfilled his duty completely.
- This approach is also the safest and most precautionary.
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