Question
When I was performing ‘Umrah, I made Tawaaf between the Hijr and the Ka‘bah in the fifth and sixth round out of ignorance. What should I do?
Fatwa
All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger.
You should have learnt the rulings of ‘Umrah before performing it and these rulings state that the Hijr (the area within a U-shaped wall next to the Ka’bah) is actually part of the Ka‘bah, and making Tawaaf between it and the Ka‘bah does not count.
Thus, your ‘Umrah is not valid and you are still in the state of Ihraam. You must go back to Makkah to make Tawaaf and Sa‘ee (walking between Mounts Safa and Marwah), and cut or shorten your hair. The violations you committed out of ignorance do not require any sort of compensation if they are pertaining to self comfort, such as wearing form-fitting clothes, applying perfume or having sexual intercourse in ignorance. Violations which involve removal from the body, such as cutting the hair or clipping nails – for each such violation is a compensation of fasting, or giving charity or slaughtering a sacrificial animal.
And Allah knows best.