The Case of One Who Performs Tawaf Without Wudu’

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about a man who performs Tawaf without wudu’; if such Tawaf is counted. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not counted.’”

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who performs the acts of al-Hajj; if he can do them without wudu’. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, except Tawaf around the House; in which there is Salat (prayer).”’ NOTE: Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), a similar Hadith.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah) (a.s.), about a man who performs obligatory Tawaf without Tahur (cleansing). He (the Imam) said, ‘He must take wudu’ and do his Tawaf again; even if it is optional, he must take wudu’ and perform Salat (prayer).”’

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who performs Tawaf around the House when he is involved in sexual relation (because of which Ghusl (bath) is obligatory), but remembers when he is in Tawaf. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must discontinue his Tawaf and you must not consider it valid.’ I then asked him (the Imam) about a man who performs Tawaf and then remembers that he is without wudu’. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must discontinue and it (Tawaf) is not acceptable.’”