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طواف al-Ifadah (also called طواف al-Ziyarah) is a rukn (pillar) of حج — it is absolutely واجب and حج is invalid without it. It is performed after the stoning, sacrifice, and shaving/trimming on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah. The method is 7 circuits around the کعبۃ اللہ starting from the حجر اسود. There is NO raml or idtiba in this طواف. After this طواف, all احرام restrictions are fully lifted.
طواف al-Ifadah should ideally be performed on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah after: stoning جمرات al-Aqaba, offering the sacrifice (hady), and shaving (halq) or trimming (taqsir) the hair. This sequence is the sunnah order, though scholars differ on whether the order is واجب.
Travel from منیٰ to مسجد الحرام in مکہ مکرمہ. This journey takes 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic. You are no longer in احرام (or in partial احرام), so regular clothing is worn. Plan your timing to avoid peak congestion.
These are the most frequent errors pilgrims make during this stage of Hajj.
Scholarly references supporting this guidance from established Islamic sources.
Begin at the حجر اسود corner. Face it, point with your right hand if you cannot touch it, and say 'Bismillah, Allahu Akbar.' Begin walking counterclockwise with the کعبۃ اللہ on your left. Unlike طواف al-Qudum, there is NO raml and NO idtiba in this طواف — walk at a normal pace throughout all seven circuits.
Complete all seven circuits around the کعبۃ اللہ, making sincere دعا, dhikr, and قرآن recitation as you walk. Between the Yemeni Corner and the حجر اسود, recite: 'Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah wa fil-akhirati hasanah waqina adhab al-nar.' Keep count carefully.
After completing seven circuits, pray two rak'at behind مقام ابراہیم or anywhere in the مسجد if the area is crowded. Recite Surah al-Kafirun in the first rak'ah and Surah al-Ikhlas in the second. Then drink زمزم water with دعا.
After طواف al-Ifadah, perform سعی between Safa and Marwa if you have not already done so. For حج Tamattu حجاج, this سعی is mandatory and separate from the عمرہ سعی. For حج Ifrad and Qiran حجاج who performed سعی after طواف al-Qudum, they do not need to repeat it. After completing this طواف and سعی, all احرام restrictions are fully lifted.