What Should I Do After Pausing Sa‘i for Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

I completed one round of sa‘i before fajr and then restarted after the prayer. Is my ‘Umra valid, and what should I do now?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

When the obligatory prayer times enter, the person performing the ‘Umra (if they are obliged to pray), will stop what they’re doing and join the prayer. After the prayer, they will restart what they were doing and continue from where they left off. This applies to circling the Kaba (Tawaf) and to running between Safa and Marwa. [Maydani, al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitab]

Some scholars encourage starting slightly before the place you stopped at so as to be certain that nothing was missed. If, after prayer, you started from where you stopped or before where you stopped, your sa’y is valid. [Ibid.]

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.