Monday 30 July 2018

The Obligations of Saey


The following are mandatory in Saey

1. Niyah (Intention)

To declare the intention for Saey is mandatory, and it must be declared at the start of the Saey with the intention of seeking nearness to Allah Almighty. It is preferable to verbally utter the niyyah as follows: “I perform the Saey between the Al-Safa and the Al-Marwah seven rounds for the Tamattu‘ Umrah seeking nearness to Allah Almighty”.

2. Starting the Saey from the Al-Safa

It is mandatory to start the Saey from the Al-Safa, and for this it is not mandatory to step on the rocks of the mount.

3. Finishing the Saey at the Al-Marwah

It is mandatory to finish the Saey at Al-Marwah, and for this it is not mandatory to touch one’s toes to the rocks of the mount of Al-Marwah.
If he contradicted this and began [the Saey] at Al-Marwah, even by oversight, his Saey is invalidated and as a precaution he should perform a new Saey.

4. The number of rounds

It is obligatory to cover the distance between the mounts of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah seven times with nothing more or less. Thus there will be four journeys from Al-Safa to Al-Marwah and three journeys from Al-Marwah to Al-Safa, all together seven rounds.

5. The normally accepted route

·         It is mandatory to go through the route that is normally accepted, thus if he deviated from the route by entering the Mosque and leaving it to re-enter the route of the Saey again, or if he left the route of the Saey to go to the shops and come back to the route of the Saey again, that [excursion] would not be accepted [as part of the Saey]. However, it is permissible to drink water from the designated areas en route.
·         There is no objection to performing the Saey on the first floor or the roof – the second floor – if one opted to do so.

6. Facing the destination

In the course of performing the Saey, it is mandatory to be facing the destination, and therefore if he was heading for the mount of Al-Marwah he should be facing Al-Marwah, and if he departed Al-Marwah, heading for Al-Safa, he should be facing Al-Safa. It is not permitted to walk backwards or sideways. There is no objection, however, to turn the head to the left or right, or even to the back, so long as the body is in the direction of the journey of the Saey. While standing, there is no objection to turning the whole body even if that constitute turning one’s back to the destination direction, similarly there is no objection if one deviated to the right when coming down from the Al-Safa.

7. Animals or other things used must be legal

It is not permitted to perform the Saey on an animal that is usurped and such like. In fact this is applicable to clothing or slippers worn by the person. Furthermore, as a precaution, it is also not permitted to even carry anything that is usurped.

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The Obligations of Saey

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