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During the tawaf, one's left shoulder should be directed to the Ka'ba, and [[Hijr Isma'il]] is where people can circumambulate around it. | During the tawaf, one's left shoulder should be directed to the Ka'ba, and [[Hijr Isma'il]] is where people can circumambulate around it. | ||
Men should be | Men should be circumcised before the tawaf. | ||
Tawaf can also be done while riding a vehicle. It is reported that when there was flood in Masjid al-Haram, some people practiced the tawaf while swimming. | Tawaf can also be done while riding a vehicle. It is reported that when there was flood in Masjid al-Haram, some people practiced the tawaf while swimming. | ||
===Confines=== | ===Confines=== | ||
There is disagreement among scholars of [[fiqh]] about the confines of the tawaf. Some people take it to be [[Maqam Ibrahim]] which is 13 meters from the Ka'ba, and some take it to include the whole area of Masjid al-Haram. According to the former view, the confine of the tawaf around [[ | There is disagreement among scholars of [[fiqh]] about the confines of the tawaf. Some people take it to be [[Maqam Ibrahim]] which is 13 meters from the Ka'ba, and some take it to include the whole area of [[Masjid al-Haram]]. | ||
According to the former view, the confine of the tawaf around [[Hijr Isma'il]] is about 3 meters. When there is too much population for tawaf and it is difficult to practice it in this limited area, these scholars require that the shortest distance be observed. | |||
===New Constructions of al-Masjid al-Haram=== | ===New Constructions of al-Masjid al-Haram=== | ||
If we take the confines of tawaf to be the whole area of [[Masjid al-Haram]] or because of large populations, people have to practice the tawaf in areas more distant from Maqam Ibrahim (a), then the question arises whether it is valid to do it on the second floor of Masjid al-Haram or the two-floor temporary metal constructions in the courtyard of the mosque. Some Shiite and Sunni scholars of fiqh take this tawaf to be valid, and some people believe that if the constructions are higher than the ceiling of the Ka'ba, then it will be invalid. In 1394 S.H. (2015), it was reported that the second floor of Masjid al-Haram and the second floor of the metal construction in the courtyard are higher than the ceiling of the Ka'ba, while the first floor of the metal construction is lower than the ceiling. | If we take the confines of tawaf to be the whole area of [[Masjid al-Haram]] or because of large populations, people have to practice the tawaf in areas more distant from Maqam Ibrahim (a), then the question arises whether it is valid to do it on the second floor of Masjid al-Haram or the two-floor temporary metal constructions in the courtyard of the mosque. | ||
Some [[Shiite]] and [[Sunni]] scholars of [[fiqh]] take this tawaf to be valid, and some people believe that if the constructions are higher than the ceiling of the Ka'ba, then it will be invalid. In 1394 S.H. (2015), it was reported that the second floor of Masjid al-Haram and the second floor of the metal construction in the courtyard are higher than the ceiling of the Ka'ba, while the first floor of the metal construction is lower than the ceiling. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||