Answer
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
No, praying two Rak`ahs after completing Sa`i is not required for Hajj or `Umrah. While two rak’ahs after Tawaf is a Sunnah, there is no required prayer after Sa’i.
Responding to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:
No, praying two Rak`ahs after completing Sa`i is not required for Hajj or `Umrah. While two rak’ahs after Tawaf is a Sunnah, there is no required prayer after Sa’i. Neither the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) nor his Companions practiced or recommended it.
Leading scholars like Imam al-Nawawi and Ibn Qudamah confirm this. While you can perform a voluntary (nafl) prayer, it is not a ritual requirement. Treating it as mandatory could lead to undesirable innovation (bid’ah).
In essence, there is no Sunnah prayer after Sa’i, and pilgrims should avoid seeing it as essential.
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Almighty Allah knows best.