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The third obligation of 'umra is prayer of tawaf. It is obligatory for a pilgrim to offer a two-rak'a prayer after completing tawaf; this prayer may be offered loudly or quietly. Likewise, he should make intention as prayer of tawaf (while specifying its type like prayer for 'umra/tamattu' tawaf) and perform it with sincerity and for the sake of nearness to Allah Almighty.
'''Prayer of ṭawāf''' ({{ia|صلوة الطواف}}) is said after circling Ka'ba seven rounds whether tawaf is mustahab, or obligatory and/or done as a part of umra or hajj.  


There must be no gap between the tawaf and its prayer and the criterion of recognizing the gap is common view. Prayer of tawaf is just like the morning prayer. One can recite any sura of the holy Quran after the recitation of sura al-Fatiha (Quran 1), except the four suras which have obligatory sajda. It is mustahabb to recite sura al-Ikhlas (Quran 112) in the first rak'a after sura al-Fatiha, and sura al-Kafirun (Quran 109) in the second rak'a of prayer after sura al-Fatiha.
This prayer may be offered loudly or quietly. Likewise, he should make intention as prayer of tawaf (while specifying its type like prayer for 'umra/tamattu' tawaf) and perform it with sincerity and for the sake of nearness to Allah Almighty.
 
There must be no gap between the tawaf and its prayer and the criterion of recognizing gap is the common view. Prayer of tawaf is just like the morning prayer. One can recite any sura of the holy Quran after the recitation of sura al-Fatiha (Quran 1), except the four suras which have obligatory sajda. It is mustahabb to recite sura al-Ikhlas (Quran 112) in the first rak'a after sura al-Fatiha, and sura al-Kafirun (Quran 109) in the second rak'a of prayer after sura al-Fatiha.


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.  
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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.
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.
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