LessonsBook of Hajj: Farewell Tawaf, Muhassab and Departure from MakkahQuiz

فَإِذَا نَفَرَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ
Translation: When he departs for Makkah.

Nafara means to set off or depart. In this context, it is the journey back toward Makkah after completing the rites at Mina.

It is not the original departure from the miqat and does not restart ihram. The pilgrim has already performed the visitation tawaf; this passage introduces a different tawaf at the end of the Hajj journey.

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Departure from Mina toward Makkah

Book of Hajj: Farewell Tawaf, Muhassab and Departure from Makkah

فَإِذَا نَفَرَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ
Translation: When he departs for Makkah.

Nafara means to set off or depart. In this context, it is the journey back toward Makkah after completing the rites at Mina.

It is not the original departure from the miqat and does not restart ihram. The pilgrim has already performed the visitation tawaf; this passage introduces a different tawaf at the end of the Hajj journey.