of the Kaʿbah, it would not affect him in the slightest according to the soundest of the two scholarly views (1). The shadhrawan is not part of the House itself (2); rather, it was placed (3) as a buttress for the building (4).
During the first circumambulation it is recommended that he perform raml from the Black Stone to the Black Stone in the first three circuits. Raml resembles trotting: a brisk pace with short, rapid steps. If congestion (5) prevents him from doing raml (6), it is better for him to move out to the outer edge of the tawaf area and perform raml than to stay close to the Kaʿbah without it. Should he be able to remain near the House while still completing the sunnah (7), that is preferable.
It is permissible to make tawaf behind the Zamzam Dome and even farther out, under the porticoes (8) that are attached to the mosque’s surrounding walls.
Even if a worshipper were to pray in the mosque while people are making tawaf in front of him, that would not