Who is required to perform the farewell tawaf?
2026-09-21
F76 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
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النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
هل طواف الوداع واجب على من أراد الخروج من مكة المكرمة في أي حالة أو مستحب أو سنة؟
الجواب
طواف الوداع في وجوبه خلاف بين العلماء، والصحيح أنه واجب في حق الحاج ومستحب في حق المعتمر؛ لقول النبي ﷺ للناس في حجة الوداع: لا ينفرن أحد منكم حتى يكون آخر عهده بالبيت رواه مسلم، وفي الصحيحين عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أنه قال: "أمر الناس أن يكون آخر عهدهم بالبيت إلا أنه خفف عن المرأة الحائض" وبذلك تعلم حكم طواف الوداع من هذين الحديثين الشريفين والعمرة تشبه الحج؛ لأنها حج أصغر.
والحائض لا وداع عليها وهكذا النفساء؛ لأنها مثله في الحكم. والله الموفق.
English translation
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Original question
Is the farewell ṭawāf obligatory for anyone intending to leave Makkah in every circumstance, or is it recommended or a Sunnah?
Answer
Scholars differ over the obligation of the farewell ṭawāf. The correct view is that it is obligatory for the Hajj pilgrim and recommended for the ʿUmrah pilgrim, because the Prophet ﷺ said to the people during the Farewell Pilgrimage: “None of you should depart until his last act is at the House.” Muslim narrated it. In the two Ṣaḥīḥs, Ibn ʿAbbās—may Allah be pleased with them both—said: “The people were commanded to make their last act at the House, except that a concession was given to a menstruating woman.” From these two noble hadiths you learn the ruling on the farewell ṭawāf. ʿUmrah resembles Hajj, because it is a lesser pilgrimage.
A menstruating woman is not required to perform the farewell ṭawāf, nor is a woman with postpartum bleeding, because she has the same ruling. Allah is the One who grants success.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website fatwa 16618
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official website of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz
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