Tawaaf of Hajj salat and saee

Seventh, Eighth And Ninth Obligations:

The seventh, eighth and ninth obligations in the obligatory Hajj are Tawaaf, its prayers and Saee.

The rules, procedures and conditions in respect of them are similar to those set out above for Umrah.

It is recommended to return to Makkah on the Idd day to perform the Tawaaf and as a matter of caution not to postpone it beyond the eleventh even though it is permissible to do so. It is permissible to postpone the Tawaaf till the end of Dhil Hijjah.

As a matter of caution, it is not permissible in Hajj-ul-Tamat'toe to perform the Tawaaf of Hajj and the prayers after it and the Saee before the two stays at Arafaat and Muzdalifah. The only people who are permitted to perform Tawaaf and the prayers before the two stays are

(i) women who fear the start of menstruation or nifaas, that is blood after delivery;

(ii) old and ill people who find it difficult to retum to Makkah or to perform Tawaaf after returning from Mina because of the crowd or the like reasons;

(iii) people who fear from any other cause preventing them from returning to Makkah. It is permissible for these groups of people to perform Tawaaf and its prayers and Saee before the two stays at Arafaat and Muzdalifa. As a matter of caution, they should perform the Saee also before the two stays and repeat it at its proper time. It is preferable that the Tawaaf and prayers be repeated, if possible, by the end of Dhil Hijjah.

Those who perform the Tawaaf of Hajj after the two stays at Arafah and Muzdalifa must perform it after shaving or Taqseer. However, if deliberately and knowingly they perform it before the two stays, they must repeat it afterwards and pay the penalty of a sheep.

The rules applicable to a pilgrim who is unable to perform Tawaaf, its prayers and Saee in Hajj-ul-Tamat'toe are the same as those applicable in Umratul-Tamat'toe. A lady who notices that mensturation has statted and is unable to stay in Makkah till she becomes clean to perform the Tawaaf, it is necessary for her to appoint an agent to perfarm the Tawaaf and its prayers on her behalf and then after the performance of the Tawaaf and its prayers by the agent, perform the Saee personally.

On completion of the Tawaaf, prayers and Saee, use of perfume becomes lawful but, as a matter of caution, intimacy with wife and hunting still remain prohibited.

For those permitted to perform Tawaaf and Saee before the two stays, use of perfume will not become lawful until after the completion by them of the ceremonies of Mina, the throwing of pebbles, sacrifice and shaving of head or Taqseer.