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It is obligatory that the prayer of tawaf should be performed behind [[Maqam Ibrahim]] (i.e. where Maqam Ibrahim and Ka'ba are in front of the person). It is better that the prayer be performed near Maqam Ibrahim if it does not create trouble for others. If this opportunity is not available, one can say this prayer at a distance to Maqam Ibrahim. | It is obligatory that the prayer of tawaf should be performed behind [[Maqam Ibrahim]] (i.e. where Maqam Ibrahim and Ka'ba are in front of the person). It is better that the prayer be performed near Maqam Ibrahim if it does not create trouble for others. If this opportunity is not available, one can say this prayer at a distance to Maqam Ibrahim. | ||
If a person deliberately neglects the prayer of tawaf, his/her hajj would be void. But if he/she neglects it unintentionally and happens to recall it before leaving the holy city of Mecca, one should return to Masjid al-Haram and offer the prayer if it is possible without trouble. If he/she recalls it after leaving the holy city of Mecca, he/she should perform the prayer at the very place where he/she recalls it | If a person deliberately neglects the prayer of tawaf, his/her hajj would be void. But if he/she neglects it unintentionally and happens to recall it before leaving the holy city of Mecca, one should return to [[al-Masjid al-Haram]] and offer the prayer if it is possible without trouble. If he/she recalls it after leaving the holy city of Mecca, he/she should perform the prayer at the very place where he/she recalls it. If a person recalls during [[sa'y]] between [[Safa]] and [[Marwa]] that he/she forgot prayer of tawaf, he/she should discontinue sa'y, offer the prayer in its place and return to complete the sa'y from the point of discontinuation. | ||
Normally in other prayers if a man offers his prayer parallel to a woman, or a woman prays ahead of a man, the prayer is invalid, but in prayer of tawaf it is not important. | Normally in other prayers if a man offers his prayer parallel to a woman, or a woman prays ahead of a man, the prayer is invalid, but in prayer of tawaf it is not important. | ||
It is unknown whether offering prayer of tawaf in congregation is allowed or not, so it should be avoided out of caution. | It is unknown whether offering prayer of tawaf in congregation is allowed or not, so it should be avoided out of caution. | ||
It is obligatory | It is obligatory particularly for a person who wants to perform hajj to learn the correct form of prayer so that he may perform his religious duty with accuracy. | ||
==References== | |||
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* The Rites of Hajj, In Accord with Fatwās of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Hajj and Ziarah Research Center | |||
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