طواف al-Qudum (arrival طواف) is a Sunnah (مستحب) act جمہور علماء کے مطابق, including the Hanafi, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools. The Maliki school considers it wajib (واجب) and requires a dam (sacrifice) for omitting it. Those who perform tamattu حج do their عمرہ طواف upon arrival, which suffices. Menstruating women and those who arrive late are exempt from طواف al-Qudum without penalty.
طواف al-Qudum, also known as طواف al-Tahiyyah (greeting طواف), is the first طواف a حاجی performs upon arriving in مکہ مکرمہ. The majority of scholars — Hanafi, Shafi'i, and Hanbali — consider it a Sunnah mu'akkadah (emphasized مستحب act), meaning it is highly مستحب but not واجب, and no penalty is due for omitting it. The Maliki school, however, considers it wajib (واجب) and holds that a dam (sacrificing a sheep) is required for deliberately skipping it without a valid excuse.
Sheikh Ibn Baz explained that طواف al-Qudum applies specifically to حجاج performing حج al-Ifrad (حج alone) or حج al-Qiran (combined حج and عمرہ). Pilgrims performing حج al-Tamattu do not need a separate طواف al-Qudum because their عمرہ طواف upon arrival serves this purpose. Additionally, those who arrive in مکہ مکرمہ after the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah (after عرفات) are exempt from طواف al-Qudum according to all scholars, as the time for it has passed.
Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen noted that menstruating women who arrive in مکہ مکرمہ for حج and cannot perform طواف before going to عرفات are excused from طواف al-Qudum without any penalty, even according to those who consider it واجب. He emphasized that طواف al-Qudum, whether Sunnah or wajib, is waived for anyone with a valid excuse, and the obligation of طواف al-Ifadah (the essential حج طواف) remains unaffected.
The first thing نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) did when he arrived in مکہ مکرمہ was to perform وضو, and then he performed طواف around the کعبۃ اللہ.
The first thing نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) did when he arrived in مکہ مکرمہ was to perform وضو, and then he performed طواف around the کعبۃ اللہ.
نبی کریم said to her when she began menstruating before arriving in مکہ مکرمہ: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House until you are purified.'
نبی کریم said to her when she began menstruating before arriving in مکہ مکرمہ: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House until you are purified.'
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
طواف al-Qudum is a Sunnah mu'akkadah. Omitting it incurs no penalty. It applies to حجاج of Ifrad and Qiran, not Tamattu.
Al-Hidayah: طواف al-Qudum is a Sunnah for the one performing حج, not an obligation.
The Maliki school considers طواف al-Qudum wajib (واجب). Deliberately omitting it requires a dam (sacrifice of a sheep). Menstruating women and latecomers are excused.
Al-Mudawwanah: Imam Malik considered طواف al-Qudum واجب upon arrival, based on نبی کریم's consistent practice.
طواف al-Qudum is a Sunnah, not an obligation. No penalty is due for omitting it. It is for حجاج of Ifrad and Qiran upon arrival in مکہ مکرمہ.
Al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi: 'طواف al-Qudum is a Sunnah by consensus of the Shafi'i school.'
طواف al-Qudum is a Sunnah mu'akkadah in the Hanbali school. No penalty for omitting it. Menstruating women are excused and proceed to عرفات.
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah: 'طواف al-Qudum is Sunnah, and no dam is required for omitting it.'
This is a scholarly summary, not a personal fatwa. Consult your scholar for personal rulings.
The first thing نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) did when he arrived in مکہ مکرمہ was to perform وضو, and then he performed طواف around the کعبۃ اللہ.
Sahih al-Bukhari #1614 (sahih)نبی کریم said to her when she began menstruating before arriving in مکہ مکرمہ: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House until you are purified.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #1650 (sahih)