Q 1: Is it prohibited to practice selling and buying in Makkah after performing Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah)?

A: Practicing selling and buying after performing Tawaf-ul-Wada` is not prohibited. However, in case the departure of a pilgrim was delayed for a long time after performing Tawaf-ul-Wada`, he is recommended to perform it a second time. (Part No. 11; Page No. 298)  Q 3: Is it necessary to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada` after performing `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in a time other than that of Hajj? A: The one performing `Umrah is recommended, especially if he stays at Makkah after having performed `Umrah, to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada` on leaving Makkah Al-Mukarramah. However, it is not obligatory, according to the soundest of two opinions of scholars. Q 4: Is a menstruating woman exempted from offering Tawaful-Wada`? A: Yes, a menstruating woman is exempted from performing Tawaf-ul-Wada` in case she is in her menses by the time she leaves Makkah Al-Mukarramah. The same applies to a woman at post-partum period. This is based on the statement of Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them): The people were ordered to perform the Tawaf of the Ka`bah (Tawaf-ul-Wada`) as the last thing, before leaving (Makkah), except for menstruating women who were excused. (Related by both Al-Bukhari and Muslim.) Q 6: Is it obligatory on a person who performed Tawaf-ul-Wada` to leave the Haram (Sacred Mosque) through Al-Wada` gate? Is it obligatory to enter it through Al-Salam gate? A: It is not obligatory on a person who performed Tawaf-ul-Wada` to leave the Haram through the gate called Al-Wada` gate. Moreover, it is not obligatory on a person coming in to enter through Al-Salam gate.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.