Tawaf al-wada' (farewell circumambulation)
The name signifies its purpose since it comprises a pilgrim's farewell to the House of Allah and is the last thing a pilgrim does before leaving Makkah after finishing all the rites. Scholars agree that tawaf al-wada' is permissible when it is performed immediately before a pilgrim leaves. However, they differed over its ruling and whether it is a duty or a sunnah.
Proponents of the first opinion include Hanafi and Hanbali scholars and imam al-Shafi'i in one report. Imams Malik, Dawud, Ibn al-Mundhir and al-Shafi'i, in one of his opinions, maintained that it is a sunnah. Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah adopts the latter opinion.
It is recommended for a pilgrim to hasten his return
'A`isha (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet said, "Whoever completes his hajj should hasten to return to his family and he will be rewarded abundantly."
[Recorded by al-Darqutuni].
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