The ruling on interrupting sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) for prayer and then completing it
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Question:
I saw the sa'y of Hajj, and when I had completed four rounds, the Fajr adhan was called, and I did not complete the fifth round. After the prayer, I completed the fifth round, but I did not start from al-Marwah; rather, I started from the place where I was standing when the adhan was called. What is the ruling?
Answer:
The scholars’ claim regarding one who interrupts a round in the middle: does he return to the beginning of the round in tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) and sa'y, or does he not return? Or is it sufficient for him to build upon his place? The correct view is that it is sufficient if he builds upon the place of interruption. It is sufficient, in tawaf and sa'y, to build from the place where he interrupted the round for the sake of prayer. If he builds upon it, there is no harm; his tawaf is valid and his sa'y is valid.
I saw the sa'y of Hajj, and when I had completed four rounds, the Fajr adhan was called, and I did not complete the fifth round. After the prayer, I completed the fifth round, but I did not start from al-Marwah; rather, I started from the place where I was standing when the adhan was called. What is the ruling?
Answer:
The scholars’ claim regarding one who interrupts a round in the middle: does he return to the beginning of the round in tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) and sa'y, or does he not return? Or is it sufficient for him to build upon his place? The correct view is that it is sufficient if he builds upon the place of interruption. It is sufficient, in tawaf and sa'y, to build from the place where he interrupted the round for the sake of prayer. If he builds upon it, there is no harm; his tawaf is valid and his sa'y is valid.
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (3:33)
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