Is it permissible to interrupt the circuits of tawaf for prayer?

Question:
The questioner says: I performed three circuits of tawaf around the House, then the call for the 'Isha' prayer was made, so I prayed with the congregation. Then I completed the tawaf, and the tarawih prayer began, so I prayed it. The total number of circuits I performed was four. Did I complete the tawaf, or must I repeat it?

Answer:
Yes. He says: I performed tawaf around the House, yes, three circuits. I performed three circuits around the House, then the call for the 'Isha' prayer was made, so I prayed. Then the call for the 'Isha' prayer was made, so I prayed with the congregation. Then I completed the tawaf, so the tarawih prayer began, so I prayed it. The total number of circuits I performed was four circuits, four circuits, four circuits. The question is clear. He says: I completed the tawaf after the obligatory prayer. When he says "tawaf of four circuits," if he only performed four circuits and interrupted the tawaf without completing it, he must repeat it from the beginning; he must redo it from the beginning. But if he prayed the obligatory prayer with the congregation, and when they finished the prayer he completed seven circuits, then his action is valid. Because if the prayer is called while he is performing tawaf, he prays with the congregation and completes the tawaf after he finishes the prayer. He does not interrupt the tawaf for the tarawih prayer; he does not interrupt the tawaf for the tarawih prayer. He only interrupts the tawaf for the obligatory prayer. As for the tarawih, he continues in the tawaf and completes his tawaf. Yes.