Section: Whoever vows to circumambulate (Tawaf) on all fours, then two circumambulations are upon him. Ibn 'Abbas stated this, based on what Mu'awiyah ibn Hudayj (13) al-Kindi reported: that he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with his mother, Kabshah bint Ma'di Karib, the paternal aunt of al-Ash'ath ibn Qays. She said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I have vowed to circumambulate the House crawling." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to her: "Circumambulate on your feet for two seven-circuit rounds; seven for your hands, and seven for your feet." Al-Daraqutni (14) reported it with his chain of narration. From (15) Ibn 'Abbas, regarding a woman who vowed to circumambulate the House on all fours: He said: "She shall circumambulate seven times for her hands, and seven times for her feet." Sa'id (16) reported it. The analogy suggests that only one circumambulation on his feet is binding upon him, and it is not binding upon him to do so on his hands, because it is not a legislated act, so it falls away, just as when the sister of 'Uqbah vowed to perform Hajj without wearing a khimar (head covering), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded her to perform Hajj and wear a khimar (17). 'Ikrimah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was on a journey when he caught sight of a woman who had let down her hair, so he said: "Command her to cover with a khimar" (18). He also passed by two men who were joined together (muqtarinayn), so he said: "Release your connection" (19). We have already mentioned the Hadith of Abu Isra'il, who vowed to fast and do other things, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded him to fast alone and forbade him from the rest of his vows (20). Is an expiation (kaffarah) binding upon him? Two views are derived on this, based on what has preceded. The analogy of the Madhhab is that expiation is binding due to his failure to fulfill the form of his vow, even if it was not a legislated act, just as if the basis of the vow were not legislated. As for the reasoning of the first [view], it is because whoever vows to circumambulate on all fours has vowed to circumambulate on his hands and feet, so the second circumambulation is performed in place of his circumambulation on his hands.