Can a person perform the two Rakaats of Tawaaf after Fajr and Asr?
Question
Can a person perform the Tawaaf of Umrah after Fajr and Asr? If so, can a person perform the two Raka’ats of Tawaaf after Fajr and Asr? If not? Can a person continue with the Saee’ after Fajr and Asr without performing the two Raka’ats after Tawaaf?
Answer
It is permissible to perform the Tawaaf of Umrah after Fajr and Asr. However, it is Makrooh (disliked) to perform the two Rakaats of Tawaaf after Fajr and Asr as Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam prevented us from doing so.
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbaas Radiyallahu Anhu narrates that a group of reliable people testified before me, and amongst them was Umar (Radhiyallahu Anhu), and He was the most reliable in my eyes, reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam forbade praying (Nafl, Sunnats etc.) after the Fajr prayer till the sun rises and after the ‘Asr prayer till the sun sets. [Bukhari]
Therefore, if a person performs the Tawaaf of Umrah after Fajr and Asr, the two Rakaats of Tawaaf should be postponed until after sunrise and sunset respectively. [Shaami 2/499]
A person may perform multiple Tawaafs in this time and postpone the two Rakaats of Tawaaf for each Tawaaf performed until after sunrise or sunset respectively. One may also perform the Saee’ of Tawaaf at this time. [Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah 10/350]
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
- Answered by
- Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui, Mufti Taahir Hansa
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