Chapter on the Ruling for One Whose Circumambulation is Interrupted by Prayer or Other Matters

I said to Abu Abdullah (as), "I noticed some blood on my clothing while I was performing tawaf." Imam (as) said: "Mark the spot where you stopped, then exit, wash it off, and return to continue your tawaf from where you left off."

I asked Imam Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was performing Tawaf al-Nisa when the congregational prayer was established. Imam (as) said: "He should join them in performing the obligatory prayer, and when he finishes, he should resume his tawaf from where he left off."

"There is no harm if he goes to fulfill his own need or someone else's and interrupts his tawaf. Similarly, if he wishes to rest during his tawaf and sit down, there is no harm in doing so. When he returns, he resumes his tawaf from where he left off, even if he had completed less than half of it."

I asked Abu Ibrahim (as) about a man who is performing tawaf and has completed part of it, with some still remaining, but he leaves the tawaf to go to al-Hijr or another part of the mosque to perform the Witr prayer if he has not yet prayed it. Then he returns to complete his tawaf. Should he do this, or is it better to complete the tawaf first and then perform Witr, even if the time for Witr is nearing its end? Imam (as) said: "Start with Witr and interrupt the tawaf if you fear missing it, then return to complete your tawaf."

"He must start his tawaf over from the beginning."

I began the obligatory tawaf and completed one round when someone hit my nose, causing it to bleed. I left, washed it, and then returned to start the tawaf over. I mentioned this to Abu Abdullah (as). Imam (as) said: "What you did was not correct. You should have continued from where you left off. However, there is no penalty upon you."

I said to Abu Abdullah (as), "What about a man who meets his brother while performing tawaf?" Imam (as) said: "He may leave with him to fulfill his need, then return and continue his tawaf from where he left off."