Q: I performed Hajj last year, 1412 A.H. On the second day of the Days of Tashriq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah), I performed Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah) after the `Asr (Afternoon) Prayer; but I spent the night in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and traveled to Al-Ta'if the following morning. Guide me whether Tawaf-ul-Wada`, which my family and I performed, is sufficient or should we repeat it or should we offer a Kaffarah (expiation)? Guide me, may Allah reward you with the best!

A: Anyone who performs Tawaf-ul-Wada` and stays in Makkah after it for a short period of time does not have to repeat it. However, if the person stays after Tawaf-ul-Wada`a for a long period, they should repeat it. As you performed Tawaf-ul-Wada` after the `Asr Prayer and traveled on the following morning and did not repeat Tawaf-ul-Wada`, then each one of you should offer Dam (atonement required of a pilgrim for a willful violation of a prohibition or obligation while in the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah) meeting the same conditions for an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) and you should slaughter it in Makkah and distribute the meat among the poor people of the Haram (all areas within the Sacred Sanctuary of Makkah). However, if there was a menstruating woman or a woman in her postpartum period among you, she does not have to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada`.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.