Article 400- Muhrim should begin Tawaf from “Al-Hajar al-Aswad” and should end to “Al-Hajar al-Aswad” and it is enough that it can be said he/she has begun from Al-Hajar al-Aswad and has ended to that, and it is not necessary to notice that parts of the body to be parallel to al-Hajar al-Aswad; but it is obligatory precaution to begin a little before all-Hajar al-Aswad and to end a little after that in order to gain certainty about complete seven rounds.

Article 401- In Tawaf, Muhrim should begin like any Muslim and abstain from notices of scrupulous persons about being parallel to al-Hajar al-Aswad and it is not necessary to stop in front of al-Hajar al-Aswad in the next rounds, and Muhrim should continue without stopping until completing seven rounds in order not to disturb other Tawaf-performers.

Article 402- Sometime, it can be seen that ignorant persons stop in each round of Tawaf and move forward and backward in order to observe to be parallel to al-Hajar al-Aswad; this act is not necessary at all and even sometimes it is Haraam.

Question 403- A person has begun Tawaf from al-Hajar al-Aswad and has ended to Rukn Yamani the fourth corner of the Ka’ba), which is before al-Hajar al-Aswad, and has wended the distance between Rukn Yamani and al-Hajar al-Aswad without intention, and has made intention again from al-Hajar al-Aswad and has ended to Rukn Yamani and has performed seven rounds of Tawaf in this way. What is the ruling of his Tawaf?

Answer: This Tawaf is invalidated and should be performed again.

Question 404- If a person begins Tawaf before al-Hajar al-Aswad and ends to that place then is this Tawaf invalidated?

Answer: this Tawaf is invalidated.

Question 405- What is the duty of a person who has begun Tawaf from Rukn Yamani and has ended to the same place and then has performed prayer of Tawaf and has noticed his/her mistake after that? If this person recognizes his/her mistake during Tawaf and ends Tawaf to al-Hajar al-Aswad then does this extra distance harm his/her Tawaf?

Answer: this person should perform Tawaf and its prayer again and performing again in the second condition is a precaution.

Question 406- What is the duty of a person who is certain that Rukn Mustajar (Rukn Yamani which is situated before al-Hajar al-Aswad) is al-Hajar al-Aswad and begins Tawaf from that place and end to that and recognizes his/her mistake after that?

Answer: The foresaid Tawaf is invalidated as obligatory precaution and should be performed again.