Tawaf Wada

Tawaf Wada (the farewell tawaf) is compulsory for all pilgrims performing Hajj or Umrah, as well as for anyone leaving the city of Makkah to travel a distance of 2 marhalah or more, as a gesture of honouring and showing respect to Baitullah... it is sinful for anyone to omit it without a valid excuse, and a dam becomes compulsory... however, there are exceptions for:

• a woman experiencing menstruation or post‑natal bleeding...
• a woman with non-menstrual abnormal bleeding when she is normally in a state of menstruation...
• a person with wounds that cause excessive bleeding...
• a person who cannot obtain water or tayammum material to perform the major purification...
• a person who fears for their life, dignity, or property...
• someone who fears being left behind by their group...
• a person suffering from continuous urine discharge or similar uncontrollable conditions...
• a person who is forcibly prevented from performing the tawaf...
• someone who fears being confronted by creditors when they are genuinely unable to repay their debts...
• an elderly person who must be assisted or carried due to physical weakness...

Tawaf Wada is performed only after everything is fully prepared for departure from Mecca... once a person has completed Tawaf Wada, I am no longer permitted to return to the accommodation except for essential purposes such as performing the obligatory prayers, using the washroom, retrieving belongings, or eating and drinking - provided that the time taken is not excessively long...

Alhamdulillah, we completed our Tawaf Wada after performing the Isya prayer in Al Haram mosque... tears flowed as we prepared to leave Baitullah... we then made our way back to the Masat Al-Badaya, collected our luggage from the room, completed the check‑out process, and immediately boarded the bus provided for our departure...