2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following:

“I once asked abu al-Hassan , about a man who joins two Tawaf. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you like I can narrate to you from people of Makkah.’ I then said, ‘No, by Allah, I do not need that, I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, but narrate to me by which I can worship Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not join two Tawaf (each of walking seven times around the House). Perform two Rak‘at Salat (prayer) after each Tawaf (of walking seven times around the House). I, however, perform Tawaf and join three and four Tawaf together.’ I then looked at him (the Imam). He (the Imam) said, ‘I am with these people.’”