Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The Complete Method of Tawaf: First Three Circuits, Duas & Sunnah Practices

It is preferable to remain closer to the Holy Ka'bah during Ṭawāf but not to such an extent that your cloth or body touches the bottom of the exterior wall of the Holy Ka'bah. If Raml cannot be performed in case of remaining closer to the Holy Ka'bah due to crowd, remaining farther is better. During Ṭawāf, it is preferable for Islamic sisters to remain some distance away from the Holy Ka'bah. During the first round, recite the following Du'ā after reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī.

Du'ā of first round

سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ وَ لَآ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ وَاللّٰہُ اَکْبَرُ
وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰہِ الْعَلِیِّ الْعَظِیْمِ وَ الصَّلٰوۃُ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلٰی رَسُوْلِ اللّٰہِ صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ اَللّٰہُمَّ اِیْمَانًا بِکَ وَ تَصْدِیْقًا بِکِتَابِکَ وَ وَفَآءً بِعَہْدِکَ وَ اتِّبَاعًا لِسُنَّۃِ نَبِیِّکَ وَ حَبِیْبِکَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُکَ الْعَفْوَ وَ الْعَافِیَۃَ وَ الْمُعَافَاۃَ الدَّآئِمَۃَ فِی الدِّیْنِ وَالدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَۃِ وَالْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّۃِ وَ النَّجَاۃَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Translation:

Allah is pure (from all shortcomings). All glorifications are for Allah and no one is worthy of worship except Allah . And Allah is the Greatest. And the power (to refrain from sins) and the strength (to incline towards worship) is (bestowed) by Allah Who is dignified and glorified. May blessings and salutations of Allah be upon Rasūl of Allah . Yā Allah ! I believe in You and testify Your commandments and affirm the oath made with You following the Sunnah of Your Beloved Prophet Muhammad (I have started Ṭawāf). Yā Allah ! I beg forgiveness from You (for my sins) and safety (from every affliction) and everlasting security (from every trouble) in our religion and in the world and in the Hereafter, and the gaining of Paradise and deliverance from the fire of Hell.

Complete this Du'ā before reaching Rukn Yamānī. Now touch Rukn Yamānī (for acquiring blessings) with both hands or with right hand provided that there is no risk of trouble for you and for others due to crowd. Do not touch with left hand only. If you get a chance, kiss Rukn Yamānī. If you do not get the chance of kissing or touching it, you are not required to kiss the hands having pointed them to Rukn Yamānī. (As people apply a lot of fragrance to Rukn Yamānī these days, those in the state of Iḥrām should take care before they touch or kiss Rukn Yamānī.)

Now after completing the Ṭawāf of three corners of the Holy Ka'bah, you are approaching the fourth sacred corner Rukn Aswad. The wall between Rukn Yamānī and Rukn Aswad is called Mustajāb. Here 70,000 angels are deputed to say Āmīn for Du'ā. Ask whatever you desire in your mother tongue, for yourself as well as for all Muslims, or recite Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī once on behalf of the entire Ummah – including me, a sinful devotee of Madīnah – recite this Quranic Du'ā as well:

رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَۃً وَّ فِی الْاٰخِرَۃِ حَسَنَۃً وَّ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Yā Allah ! Bless me with goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter and save me from the torment of Hell.

[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)]

Now you have reached Ḥajar-ul-Aswad, completing the first round. Here people are seen waving their hands from far away, imitating each other as they pass. Doing so is not a Sunnah. As described earlier, turn towards Ḥajar-ul-Aswad standing in the direction of the green tube light. There is no need to make intention as it has already been made. To start the second round, raise both hands up to ears and recite this Du'ā:

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ وَ اللّٰہُ اَکْبَرُ وَ الصَّلٰوۃُ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلٰی رَسُوْلِ اللّٰہِ

Perform Istilām, i.e. if there is an opportunity, kiss Ḥajar-ul-Aswad, otherwise kiss the hands having signalled to it with them. Now keeping face towards the Holy Ka'bah, move a little towards your right. As soon as Ḥajar-ul-Aswad is not in front of you, start Ṭawāf such that the Holy Ka'bah is on your left side. Reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī, recite Du'ā of the second round.

Du'ā of second round

اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنَّ ہٰذَا الْبَیْتَ بَیْتُکَ وَ الْحَرَمَ حَرَمُکَ وَ الْاَمْنَ اَمْنُکَ وَ الْعَبْدَ عَبْدُکَ وَ اَنَا عَبْدُکَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِکَ وَ ہٰذَا مَقَامُ الْعَآئِذِیْنَ بِکَ مِنَ النَّارِ فَحَرِّمْ لُحُوْمَنَا وَ بَشَرَتَنَا عَلَی النَّارِ اَللّٰہُمَّ حَبِّبْ اِلَیْنَا الْاِیْمَانَ وَ زَیِّنْہُ فِیْ قُلُوْبِنَا وَ کَرِّہْ اِلَیْنَا الْکُفْرَ وَ الْفُسُوْقَ وَ الْعِصْیَانَ وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الرَّاشِدِیْنَ اَللّٰہُمَّ قِنِیْ عَذَابَکَ یَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَکَ اَللّٰہُمَّ ارْزُقْنِی الْجَنَّۃَ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ

Translation:

Yā Allah ! No doubt, this House is Your House, this Ḥaram is Your Ḥaram, the peace and security (here) has been bestowed by You. And every servant is Your servant and I am also Your servant and I am a son of Your servant. This is the place to beg protection against the fire of Hell from You. So make our flesh and skin Ḥarām for the fire of Hell. Yā Allah ! Bless us with utmost devotion to (Islamic) faith and inculcate fondness for it in our hearts. And make infidelity, sin and transgression a displeasing thing for us and include us among those who are on the True Path. Yā Allah ! Save us from torment on the day when You will resurrect Your servants and Yā Allah ! Bestow upon me Paradise without accountability.

Finish this Du'ā before reaching Rukn Yamānī. If you get a chance, kiss it (i.e. Rukn Yamānī), and move towards Ḥajar-ul-Aswad reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī as well as this Quranic Du'ā:

رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَۃً وَّ فِی الْاٰخِرَۃِ حَسَنَۃً وَّ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Yā Allah ! Bless me with goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter and save me from the torment of Hell.

[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)]

Look! You have again approached Ḥajar-ul-Aswad. Now your second round has also completed. Then, like before, recite the following Du'ā raising both hands up to ears:

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ وَ اللّٰہُ اَکْبَرُ وَ الصَّلٰوۃُ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلٰی رَسُوْلِ اللّٰہِ

Then, perform Istilām of Ḥajar-ul-Aswad and complete the third round like previous ones. Reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī recite the following Du'ā:

Du'ā of third round

اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَعُوْذُ بِکَ مِنَ الشَّکِّ وَ الشِّرْکِ وَ النِّفَاقِ وَ الشِّقَاقِ وَ سُوْٓءِ الْاَخْلَاقِ وَ سُوْٓءِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِی الْمَالِ وَ الْاَہْلِ وَالْوَلَدِ اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُکَ رِضَاکَ وَالْجَنَّۃَ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ سَخَطِکَ وَالنَّارِ اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَعُوْذُ بِکَ مِنْ فِتْنَۃِ الْقَبْرِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَحْیَا وَ الْمَمَاتِ

Translation:

Yā Allah ! I seek Your refuge from doubting (in Your commandments) and from polytheism (in Your Being or in Your Attributes), and from discord and hypocrisy, from bad manners, and from bad condition and from doom of wealth and family. Yā Allah ! I beg for Your pleasure and Paradise, and I seek Your refuge from Your wrath and from Hell. Yā Allah ! I seek Your refuge from the calamity of the grave and seek Your refuge from every affliction of life and death.

Finish this Du'ā before reaching Rukn Yamānī. If possible, kiss it. Otherwise only touch it (Rukn Yamānī) and move towards Ḥajar-ul-Aswad reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī and this Quranic Du'ā:

رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَۃً وَّ فِی الْاٰخِرَۃِ حَسَنَۃً وَّ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Yā Allah ! Bless me with goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter and save me from the torment of Hell.

[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)]

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