Some scholars said: Rather, there is no need for that. He should perform the tawaf first and then perform the sa‘i afterwards. Since the sa‘i follows the tawaf, it does no harm if something intervenes between the tawaf and departure. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) cited as evidence for this that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) to perform an umrah after completing the rites. She therefore performed an umrah, circumambulated the House, performed sa‘i, and travelled (1). Thus, the sa‘i came between the tawaf and departure. He also cited the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Farewell Tawaf, then prayed the dawn prayer and recited Surat al-Tur (2), and then departed. This indicates that such an interval causes no harm.

In my view, this is closer to the correct view than the opinion that the sa‘i should be performed first, because it preserves the prescribed order: tawaf should precede sa‘i.

Issue: Combining Tawaf al-Ifadah and the Farewell Tawaf falls into one of three cases:

The first: that he intends Tawaf al-Ifadah alone.

The second: that he intends both of them together.

The third: that he intends the Farewell Tawaf alone.

The case mentioned by the author is only the first case.

Accordingly, we say: in the first case, if he intends Tawaf al-Ifadah and does not intend the Farewell Tawaf, it suffices, just as an obligatory prayer suffices in place of the mosque-greeting prayer.

This is the best of the cases, because some scholars said, “If he intends both of them together, it is not valid.”