The ruling on interrupting tawaf for an intervening matter
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Question:
Does one interrupt tawaf for the sake of prayer or for an intervening need?
Answer:
One does not interrupt it, but the lap (shawt) in which he is currently engaged is interrupted. As for the laps before it, they are not interrupted. So, if he prays with the congregation, when he finishes the prayer (taslim), he starts the lap in which he prayed from the beginning. Or, if he went to attend to a need and remained in a state of ritual purity (taharah), and he returned while still in a state of ritual purity, he completes it, but he starts the lap from the beginning. He builds upon
Does one interrupt tawaf for the sake of prayer or for an intervening need?
Answer:
One does not interrupt it, but the lap (shawt) in which he is currently engaged is interrupted. As for the laps before it, they are not interrupted. So, if he prays with the congregation, when he finishes the prayer (taslim), he starts the lap in which he prayed from the beginning. Or, if he went to attend to a need and remained in a state of ritual purity (taharah), and he returned while still in a state of ritual purity, he completes it, but he starts the lap from the beginning. He builds upon
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4416] حكم قطع الطواف لأمر عارض - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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