The Case of One Who Discontinues Sa‘y for Salat (Prayer) or Performs Sa‘y Without Wudu

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who begins Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah but it becomes the time for Salat (prayer); if he can slow down, or stop and perform Salat (prayer), then return or remain standing until it is free. He (the Imam) said, ‘Is there no there Masjid on them? No, he must perform Salat (prayer) then return? I then asked, ‘Can he sit down on them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Is it not the case that he performs Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah while riding on animals?’

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who performs three or four times Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah. He then urinates: if he can perform Sa‘y without wudu’. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful but if he can complete the acts with wudu’, it would be more beloved to me.”

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not perform Tawaf or Sa‘y [between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah] except with wudu’.”