TAWAF-KABAH

TYPES OF TAWAF

1 .Tawaf ul Qudoom : is the initial Tawaf you will perform upon arrival at the Masjid ul Haram in Mecca for the first time pursuant upon your niyyah of Umra or Hajj. This is the only Tawaf in which you are required to wear Ihram and practice Idtiba and Ramal. They are not required in any other type of Tawaf.

2 .: Tawaf uz Ziyarah (Tawaf ul Ifadah) is the Tawaf you will perform on the 10th of Zul Hijjah after taking off the Ihram and changing into street clothes and before returning to Mina for Rummy. Ihram, Idtiba and Ramal are not required in this Tawaf. However, Sai is required of a Mutamatti, but is not required of a Qarin or a Mufrid.

3 .Tawaf ul Wuda (The Farewell Tawaf) is the Tawaf you will perform immediately before leaving Mecca for your next destination following the completion of Hajj. This is the last act you perform in Mecca. You are not supposed to linger there after this Tawaf. Ihram, Idtiba, Ramal and Sai are not required in Tawaf ul Wuda.

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5 .Tawaf ul Umra is the Tawaf you perform as a paas, you wish. No Ihramrt of the rites of Umra. It is identical to Tawaf ul Qudoom in its essentials except for the niyyah.

Tawaf ul Nafl is a devotional Tawaf you may perform any time, and as many times is required for this Tawaf. Sai is also not required, although you may perform it if you so desire.