The ruling on taking a break during tawaf and leaving the mosque to smoke

Question:
And blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence the Shaykh, for this generous speech and for these supplications, which we hope that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will accept and that they will be a store for you with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. We ask Your Eminence for permission to pose as many of the numerous questions as we can manage. Yes. This questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, I have previously performed Hajj with my cousin, my mother, and her mother. During tawaf, we were circumambulating on the upper level, and we had to take a break. At that point, my cousin and I went outside the mosque for him to smoke, as he is a smoker. Do we owe an expiation? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If the break is short, it does no harm. A short break in sa'y or in tawaf does no harm, if Allah wills, and the tawaf is valid and the sa'y is valid. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,