Can the two rakaats after tawaaf be performed outside the Haram Shareef?

Published as Performing waajibut tawaaf out of the haram or in one's home country

· 26 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can the two rakaats after tawaaf be performed outside the Haram Shareef?

Answer

It is better to perform the two rakaats Waajibut Tawaaf in Musjid-ul-Haraam. However, if it is performed outside Musjid-ul-Haraam, it will be permissible.

If one forgets to perform the two rakaats Waajibut Tawaaf and returns to his home town, he should perform the two rakaats in his home town. However, it is makrooh to perform these two rakaats out of the precincts of the Haram.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ومن الواجبات ركعتا الطواف ... وأفضل أماكن أدائها خلف المقام ثم ما حوله مما قرب منه كما يشير إليه من التبعيضية في الآية الشريفة وكون الخلف أفضل لاختياره الحضرة المنيفة (شرح) ثم الكعبة ثم الحجر ثم الميزاب ثم ما قرب من الحجر إلى البيت خصوصا إلى ما تحت الميزاب منه ثم باقي الحجر ثم ما قرب من البيت خصوصا محاذاة الأركان ومقابلة الملتزم والباب ومقام جبريل عليه الصلاة والسلام والمستجار ثم المسجد ثم الحرم ثم لا فضيلة بعد الحرم بل الإساءة ولا تختص بزمان ولا مكان فلو صلاها خارج الحرم ولو بعد الرجوع إلى وطنه جاز وكره تنزيها ولا تفوت مادام حيا (غنية الناسك صــ 116)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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