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فَيَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ طَوَافَ الزِّيَارَةِ سَبْعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ.
Translation: Then he performs seven circuits around the House as Tawaf al-Ziyarah.

Tawaf al-Ziyarah, also called Tawaf al-Ifadah, is the central obligatory Hajj circumambulation. Al-Quduri describes its complete performance as seven circuits. Each circuit begins and ends at the Black Stone line, with the Kaʿbah to the pilgrim's left.

All seven are required in a complete valid performance. Hanafi jurists distinguish the integral majority from the remaining obligatory circuits, but that distinction is not permission to intentionally omit any of the seven.

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The seven circuits of Tawaf al-Ziyarah

Book of Hajj: Tawaf al-Ziyarah, Hajj Saʿi, and Second Release

فَيَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ طَوَافَ الزِّيَارَةِ سَبْعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ.
Translation: Then he performs seven circuits around the House as Tawaf al-Ziyarah.

Tawaf al-Ziyarah, also called Tawaf al-Ifadah, is the central obligatory Hajj circumambulation. Al-Quduri describes its complete performance as seven circuits. Each circuit begins and ends at the Black Stone line, with the Kaʿbah to the pilgrim's left.

All seven are required in a complete valid performance. Hanafi jurists distinguish the integral majority from the remaining obligatory circuits, but that distinction is not permission to intentionally omit any of the seven.