What is the ruling on performing sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah) on the roof of the sa'y area, on the second floor, or in the basement, and do you recommend it during the crowds?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on performing sa'y on the roof of the sa'y area, on the second floor, or in the basement? Is sa'y valid in these places, and do you recommend it during the crowds?
The Shaykh : As for performing sa'y above, whether on the upper roof or the middle one, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the basement or the cellar, I do not know that there is a basement under the sa'y area. Is there a basement under it? No, there is no basement under it. Therefore, the places for sa'y are three: the ground, the roof above it, and the upper roof. If they build a fourth roof, there is no harm, and if they build a fifth, there is no harm, because the air is attached to the ground. Similarly, if a basement were to be opened along the length of the sa'y area, sa'y would be valid in it. Tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) is also valid on the upper roof and the middle roof.
The Shaykh : As for performing sa'y above, whether on the upper roof or the middle one, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the basement or the cellar, I do not know that there is a basement under the sa'y area. Is there a basement under it? No, there is no basement under it. Therefore, the places for sa'y are three: the ground, the roof above it, and the upper roof. If they build a fourth roof, there is no harm, and if they build a fifth, there is no harm, because the air is attached to the ground. Similarly, if a basement were to be opened along the length of the sa'y area, sa'y would be valid in it. Tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) is also valid on the upper roof and the middle roof.