Praise
be to Allah
As far as we
know, there is no report from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him), concerning du‘aa’s and adhkaar to be recited in tawaaf, apart
from what is to be said between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone: “Rabbana
aatina fi’d-dunya hasanah wa fi’l-aakhirati hasanah wa qinna ‘adhaab an-naar
(Our
Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that
which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire)”
[narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad (3/411); classed as saheeh by Ibn
Hibbaan (9/134), al-Haakim (1/625)]; and takbeer (“Allahu akbar”) every time
one comes in line with the Black Stone [narrated by al-Bukhaari (4987)].
With regard to
the remainder of tawaaf, the pilgrim has the choice between dhikr, du‘aa’
and reciting Qur’an.
Ibn Qudaamah
said in al-Mughni (3/187):
It is mustahabb
to offer supplication (du‘aa’) and remember Allah, may He be exalted, a
great deal (dhikr) whilst doing tawaaf, because that is mustahabb in all
circumstances, so in the case of this act of worship it is even more apt. It
is also mustahabb to refrain from speaking, apart from remembering Allah,
may He be exalted, or reciting Qur’an, or enjoining what is right and
forbidding what is wrong, or saying what cannot be avoided. End quote.
Shaykh al-Islam
Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa
(26/122):
In tawaaf there
is no specific dhikr that was narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him), that he either enjoined, said or taught. Rather
whilst doing tawaaf the pilgrim may offer any Islamically-prescribed du‘aa’.
What many people mention, of a specific du‘aa’ to be recited beneath the
mizaab (downspout) and the like, has no basis. The Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) used to end his tawaaf between the two corners
[the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone corner] with the words, “Rabbana
aatina fi’d-dunya hasanah wa fi’l-aakhirati hasanah wa qinna ‘adhaab an-naar
(Our
Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that
which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire)”,
as he used to conclude all his du‘aa’s in that manner. There is no specific
dhikr required in tawaaf, according to the consensus of the leading
scholars. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn
‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
It is proven
that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to say
takbeer (“Allahu akbar”) every time he came to the Black Stone, and between
the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, he used to say “Rabbana aatina
fi’d-dunya hasanah wa fi’l-aakhirati hasanah wa qinna ‘adhaab an-naar (Our
Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that
which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire)”
[al-Baqarah 2:201].
There is no
report from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to
suggest that there is a specific du‘aa’ to be recited in each circuit of
tawaaf.
Based on that,
the one who is circumambulating the Ka‘bah may offer whatever supplication
he likes, asking Allah for what is good in this world and the hereafter, and
remembering Allah, may He be exalted, by reciting any prescribed dhikr, such
as saying Subhaan Allah (glory be to Allah), al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to
Allah), Laa ilaaha ill-Allah (there is no God but Allah), and Allahu akbar
(Allah is most great), or reciting Qur’an. End quote.
Majmoo‘
al-Fataawa
(24/327).
And Allah knows
best.