Tawaf al-Ifadah and the Sa'i of Hajj

Then go to Makkah for the tawaf of hajj, called tawaf al-ifadah or tawaf al-ziyarah: seven circuits of the Ka'bah, made as in 'umrah. It is a pillar of hajj. Allah says: ﴿ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا۟ تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا۟ نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا۟ بِٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْعَتِيقِ﴾ (“Then let them end their untidiness, fulfil their vows and circle the Ancient House.”) The Prophet ﷺ made it on the Day of Sacrifice, prayed dhuhr in Makkah, and drank from Zamzam.

After the tawaf comes the sa'i of hajj between Safa and Marwah. The one performing tamattu' makes it, since his earlier sa'i was for his 'umrah. The one performing ifrad who made the sa'i after his tawaf of arrival does not repeat it. The Umrah guide explains the tawaf and sa'i in detail.

Once the stoning, the shaving and this tawaf are all complete, the pilgrim reaches the full release, and everything ihram forbade, intercourse included, becomes lawful. A woman whose period comes before this tawaf waits until she is pure and then makes it: the Prophet ﷺ told 'A'ishah (رضي الله عنها) to do everything the pilgrims do, except the tawaf of the House until she was pure.