Is it necessary to offer Nawafil even after Nafl Tawaf?

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

What do respected scholars of Islam say about the following issue? Is it necessary to offer Nawafil at the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem after performing a Nafl Tawaf that is not the Tawaf of the ‘Umrah? Can these Nawafil be offered somewhere else?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Tawaf means moving around the blessed Ka’bah seven times with the intention of worship of Tawaf. After one has performed the Tawaf, it is now Wajib for him to offer two Rak’aat Salah of Tawaf no matter which type of Tawaf he has performed. Therefore, it is Wajib to offer two Rak’aat Salah of Tawaf even after a Nafl Tawaf. It is not necessary to offer this Salah at the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem but it is preferable to offer it near the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem standing behind it in such a position that the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem remain between him and the blessed Ka’bah. After the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem, the most preferable place for this Salah is the inside area of the Ka’bah, then at Hateem under the Meezab-e-Rahmah, then anywhere at Hateem, then any nearest place to the blessed Ka’bah, then anywhere in the Masjid-ul-Haraam and then anywhere in Haram-e-Makkah. Except for these places, no other place is preferable. However, if offered outside the Haram, this Salah will still be valid but will be Makruh Tanzeehi. (Sharh Lubab-ul-Manasik li Mulla Ali Qaari, pp. 156)

These days, Tawaf area is very vast and it is very difficult to offer the Salah of Tawaf at the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem at the time when there are crowds. In order to act upon this preferable deed, some people start offering Salah even among the Tawaf-performing ones, causing the Tawaf-performing ones to be shoved and to fall on the ground. When there is flexibility in this deed and one can offer Salah of Tawaf anywhere in the entire Masjid-ul-Haraam, so one should act accordingly when there are crowds. However, when there is no crowd and one gets the chance, so one should get the privilege of offering this Salah at the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Abu Muhammad Ali Asghar Attari