Is It Permissible to Carry Prayer Books and Recite From Them When Performing Tawaf and Sa’y?

Answered by: Maulana Muhammad Afzal Hussain

Question:

Is it permissible to carry prayer books and recite from them when performing tawaf and sa’y?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Jurists listed the actions that are not permissible during the course of Hajj or Umrah, and they did not include ‘reciting from a prayer book in the time of Tawaf or Sayi’ among the prohibited actions. Therefore, it is allowed to do so. There are certain acts that are not permissible for a person in the state of Ihram. He must keep away from the following to prevent his Hajj from becoming defective or invalid:

1. Sexual intercourse and foreplay

2. Committing a prohibited act

3. Quarrelling or cursing

4. Applying fragrance

5. Clipping nails

6. Putting on stitched garments for men, like a long shirt, loose trousers, jubbah, socks, etc.

7. Covering the head (for men) or face with any usual covering cloth

8. Covering the face and palms for a woman

9. Plucking hair of the head, beard, armpit, or the pubic region

10. Applying oil to hair or body

11. Cutting the plants and grasses of Haram

12. Killing a wildland game no matter whether eating it is permissible or not.[1]

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Muhammad Afzal Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham