The first ruling: Changing the Ihraam clothes

When a man or woman is in the state of Ihraam, whether for Hajj or ‘Umrah, it is permissible to change the clothes with which he/she started the state of Ihraam and to wear other clothes, provided that they are permissible to be worn during Ihraam. One is also permitted to wear sandals even if he started Ihraam while barefoot.

The second ruling: The place where the two Rak‘ahs after Tawaaf should be performed

After Tawaaf (circumambulating the Ka‘bah), it is recommended that one offers a two-Rak‘ah prayer behind the Standing Place of Ibraaheem (Abraham), May Allaah Exalt his mention. When the area near theStanding Placeis accessible and not crowded, one should pray there. Otherwise, one can pray at any other place while having theStanding Placebefore him while facing the Ka‘bah. As such, he prays behind theStanding Placeand complies with the Sunnah (way) of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in performing Hajj. Describing the way the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, performed Hajj, Jaabir, May Allaah Be Pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, stood behind the Standing Place of Ibraaheem, May Allaah Exalt his mention, while facing the Ka‘bah.

The third ruling: Performing Sa‘y and Tawaaf with no intervals

It is better that Sa‘y is performed immediately after Tawaaf. However, it is permissible to postpone it, even for a long time, as when one performs Tawaaf at the beginning of the day and then performs Sa‘y at the end, or when he performs Tawaaf during the night and then Sa‘y during the daytime. When one gets tired during Sa‘y, he is permitted to sit down, take a rest and then complete his Sa‘y either walking or using any other means.

When the Iqaamah (second call) for prayer is made while one is performing Sa‘y, he has to stop Sa‘y and join the prayer. After the end of the prayer, he can complete Sa‘y starting from the same place he reached immediately before the prayer. Likewise, when the Iqaamah for prayer is made or a funeral is brought while one is performing Tawaaf, he should pray first and then complete Tawaaf starting from the same place he reached immediately before the prayer. According to the preponderant opinion, there is no need to make up for the incomplete round. Since interruption for prayer is excused, there is no proof that the beginning of the round is invalid.

The fourth ruling: Doubting the number of rounds of Tawaaf or Sa‘y

If a pilgrim doubts the number of rounds in Tawaaf he has made, he should not care if he is often doubtful, like the one suffering obsessions. Otherwise, there are two cases:

- When doubt occurs after completing Tawaaf, one should not pay attention to doubt unless he is certain that his Tawaaf was incomplete, and in this case he has to complete the missed rounds.

- When doubt occurs during Tawaaf, as when one doubts whether it is the third or the fourth round, for example, he should act according to his stronger belief, or act according to certainty that is the lesser number. Given this example, if one strongly believes that he has completed three rounds, he should perform another four rounds; and if he strongly believes that he has completed four rounds, he should perform another three rounds. If he does not have a stronger belief, he should perform another four rounds because performing three is the state of certainty. The same rulings of doubt are applied to Sa‘y.

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