The only Du'aa (informal prayer) of Tawaaf which has been narrated from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) with an authentic chain of narration is that which is said between the Yamani corner and the Black Stone. ربنا آتنا في الدنيا............. النار. Rabbanaa aatina fid-dunyaa hasanatan wa fil-aakhirati hasanatan wa qinaa adhaaban-naar-. O Lord, give us the good of this world, that of the Hereafter and shield us from the torment of the Hell fire. (2:201)

The pilgrim or visitor should remember Allah and the many blessings which He has given and seek His forgiveness in his own words during the rest of the Tawaaf. This is necessary to maintain the spirit of Tawaaf; otherwise, the chanting of standardized Du'aas from books or repeating them after hired Mutawwifs (chanters) often turn the Tawaaf into a purely mechanical ritual.

It is not necessary to be in a state of Wudoo to perform Tawaaf, though it is preferable but a woman in the state of Hayd (menstruation) is not allowed to perform Tawaaf. The Prophet said to 'Aa'eshah when she began crying because her menses came: There is no need to cry, it is something natural for all the daughters of Adam. Carry out all the rites of Hajj except for Tawaaf, which you can perform after purification.

The other condition of Tawaaf is that the 'awrah (Islamically defined private parts) should be covered during Tawaaf. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: Let no one circuit the Ka'bah in a naked state.

A woman who comes on her menses or bleeds after childbirth (Nifaas) after making Ihraam for 'Umrah, should not make Tawaaf until the bleeding ends. When it ends, she should regain her state of Tahaarah by taking a bath (Ghusl). After bathing, she may make Tawaaf, Sa'y and clip her hair, thereby completing her 'Umrah. If she doesn't stop bleeding before the first day of Hajj (8th of Dhul-Hijjah), she should make a new Ihraam for Hajj from wherever she is and leave with the people for Mina and complete the rites of Hajj except for Tawaaf which she must delay until her menses or Nifaas ends.

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