Ziarat-e- Tawaf is _______________?

A. Faraz
B. Wajib
C. Nafli
D. none of these

Submitted by: Farhan Rana

Tawaf al-Ziyarah is a fardh.
It can be performed any time, day or night, from 10 Zil Hijjah to
the sunset of 12 Zil Hijjah. Usually it is convenient to do it on 11
Zil Hijjah.
Its procedure is similar to that of Tawaf of Umrah and it is
essential that you have performed wudu.
According to Sunnah this tawaf is to be performed after Rami,
sacrifice and shaving or clipping of the hair, and every effort
should be made to do that, but the Fard stands discharged even
if Tawaf-e-Ziarat is performed prior to all these practices.
As mentioned earlier, Halq or Qasr after Qurbani lifts all the
prohibitions of Ihram but the private relations between man and
wife are permitted only after this Tawaf.
Until Tawaf al-Ziyarah is not performed, one cannot be intimate
with one’s spouse.