The ruling on a long interval between the rounds of sa'y

The questioner:
A man performed tawaf and then sa'y, but he only completed two rounds of the sa'y. He completed the remaining seven rounds after the 'Asr prayer.

The Shaykh:
There is no harm in this. May Allah send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah. If a man performs two rounds and then something occurs, such as the iqamah for prayer being called, and he completes the rest afterwards, there is no harm. However, if the interval is long, it is safer to restart from the beginning. If the interval is short, or if he prayed and then returned, the matter is broad. The matter is broad, praise be to Allah. He completes it, and praise be to Allah. Yes. Yes.

Another questioner:
Five hours or four.

The Shaykh:
No, no, less than that, less than this, a little bit. But if it is long, restarting from the beginning is better and more cautious. However, if he was occupied with prayer and then returned, there is no harm. Or if there was a crowd, he left the crowd and then returned after the crowd had dispersed and completed it, there is no harm.

Another questioner:
O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
If it is long, it is better to restart from the beginning. If he completes it, it is sufficient, if Allah wills, because the rounds of sa'y are long. But if it is long and he restarts from the beginning, it is safer to avoid the difference of opinion.