Making tawaaf on a wheelchair

Q: Is it permissible for a person who has agoraphobia and often has panic attacks to do tawaaf of the Ka'ba sitting in a wheelchair? Will the tawaaf be valid?

A: Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)