If you are in the sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) and your wudu' (ablution) is broken, or you go to relieve yourself, do you have to repeat the sa'y?

The questioner : By Allah, I want to ask a question, Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Please proceed.

The questioner : If something happens to me that interrupts the continuation of the lapses between the sa'y, between al-Safa and al-Marwah, such as holding back urine, do I have to purify myself and start the tawaf (circumambulation) again, and not complete the sa'y and al-Safa?

The Shaykh : If the incident happens to you.

The questioner : Yes, that is correct.

The Shaykh : And... and...

The questioner : Aywah.

The Shaykh : And then you go back, yes, and you start from where you were, from where you stopped.

The questioner : I mean, you do not start from the beginning and anew, I mean.

The Shaykh : No, no, complete it, finish it. I say there is no obstacle, complete it.

The questioner : Complete the sa'y again, I mean.

The Shaykh : No, do not start from the beginning, yes, complete the rest.

The questioner : Complete the rest, may Allah shower you with blessings, O my uncle, the Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And if there is no hardship, you start from the beginning, and that is good.

The questioner : I start the sa'y from the beginning.

The Shaykh : If there is no hardship.

The questioner : But with hardship, I mean, yes, may Allah honor you, O my uncle, the Shaykh. May Allah keep you alive. May Allah bless you and all of you. Goodbye, may Allah...

The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.