The ruling on interrupting the sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) for the prayer and then completing it
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The questioner:
I said, may Allah preserve you: A man performed the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) or the sa'y, but he only completed two of the sa'y laps. He completed the remaining seven laps after the 'Asr (afternoon) prayer.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in the righteous Sunnah. May Allah send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah. If he performed two laps and then something occurred, such as the prayer being called, and he did not complete it but finished it afterwards, there is no harm. However, if he delayed, it is safer to restart from the beginning. If the duration was short, or if he prayed and returned, the matter is broad. The matter is broad, praise be to Allah; he completes it, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
No, no, less than that, a little less, a small amount. However, if he delayed, it is better and safer to restart from the beginning. But if he was occupied with the prayer and then returned, there is no harm. Or if there was a crowd, he left the crowd and returned after the crowd had thinned and completed it, there is no harm. If it was long, it is better to restart from the beginning. And if he completed it, it suffices, if Allah wills; because the laps of the sa'y are long. But if it was long and he restarted from the beginning, it is safer to avoid scholarly disagreement. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I said, may Allah preserve you: A man performed the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) or the sa'y, but he only completed two of the sa'y laps. He completed the remaining seven laps after the 'Asr (afternoon) prayer.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in the righteous Sunnah. May Allah send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah. If he performed two laps and then something occurred, such as the prayer being called, and he did not complete it but finished it afterwards, there is no harm. However, if he delayed, it is safer to restart from the beginning. If the duration was short, or if he prayed and returned, the matter is broad. The matter is broad, praise be to Allah; he completes it, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
No, no, less than that, a little less, a small amount. However, if he delayed, it is better and safer to restart from the beginning. But if he was occupied with the prayer and then returned, there is no harm. Or if there was a crowd, he left the crowd and returned after the crowd had thinned and completed it, there is no harm. If it was long, it is better to restart from the beginning. And if he completed it, it suffices, if Allah wills; because the laps of the sa'y are long. But if it was long and he restarted from the beginning, it is safer to avoid scholarly disagreement. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 7 (2) — archive.org (3:59)
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