This tawaf is indispensable, and it is a detainment for one who has not performed it. Furthermore, because Hajj is one of the two rituals, this tawaf is a pillar (rukn), just as it is for the 'Umrah.
Section: This tawaf has two times: a time of excellence (fadhilah) and a time of sufficiency (ijza'). As for the time of excellence, it is the Day of Sacrifice after the pelting, the offering of the sacrifice, and the shaving, based on the statement of Jabir regarding the description of the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Hajj on the Day of Sacrifice: He proceeded (afada) to the House and prayed Dhuhr in Makkah. In the hadith of 'Aisha, in which she mentions the menstruation of Safiyyah, she said: We proceeded (afadna) on the Day of Sacrifice. Ibn 'Umar said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) proceeded (afada) on the Day of Sacrifice, then returned and prayed Dhuhr. Both are agreed upon. If one delays it until the night, there is no harm, as Ibn 'Abbas and 'Aisha both reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) delayed the Tawaf al-Ziyarah until the night. Both were recorded by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi. He said regarding each one of them: A hasan (good) hadith.
= Al-Bukhari 2/214, 220, 223, 7/75; and Muslim in: The Chapter on the obligation of the Farewell Tawaf..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/964, 965. Also recorded by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on the menstruating woman departing after the Ifadah, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/462. And al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has come regarding the woman who menstruates after the Ifadah, from the Chapters of Hajj. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/171. And Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on the menstruating woman departing before she performs the farewell, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1021. And Imam Malik in: The Chapter on the Ifadah of the menstruating woman, from the Book of Hajj. Al-Muwatta 1/412, 413. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 6/38, 39, 82, 85, 99, 122, 164, 175, 193, 202, 207, 213, 224, 253, 431. (4) In [the edition] Ziyadah: "with them". (5) Preceded in the extraction of the long hadith of Jabir on page 156. (6) In the original: "upon it". The hadith of 'Aisha was mentioned recently, however, the hadith of Ibn 'Umar was not recorded by al-Bukhari. See al-Lu'lu' wa al-Marjan 2/73, and Tuhfat al-Ashraf 6/155. It was recorded by Muslim in: The Chapter on the desirability of the Tawaf al-Ifadah on the Day of Sacrifice, from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/950. Also recorded by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on the Ifadah in Hajj, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/461. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 2/34. (7) Both were recorded by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on the Ifadah in Hajj, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/462. And al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has come regarding the Tawaf al-Ziyarah at night, from the Chapters of Hajj. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/152.
