LessonsBook of Hajj: Omitted Arrival Tawaf, Arafat Standing and Women’s RitesQuiz

Wa-la tarmulu fi-l-tawaf: a woman does not perform ramal in tawaf. Ramal is the distinct brisk gait associated with certain circuits in the relevant male tawaf practice.

The exception does not reduce the number of tawaf circuits or remove tawaf. It concerns that particular manner of walking; the applicable tawaf itself remains due.

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Ramal during tawaf

Book of Hajj: Omitted Arrival Tawaf, Arafat Standing and Women’s Rites

Wa-la tarmulu fi-l-tawaf: a woman does not perform ramal in tawaf. Ramal is the distinct brisk gait associated with certain circuits in the relevant male tawaf practice.

The exception does not reduce the number of tawaf circuits or remove tawaf. It concerns that particular manner of walking; the applicable tawaf itself remains due.