Is the fidyah obligatory for those with valid excuses if they spend the night outside Mina?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: Do those with valid excuses owe a fidyah for spending the night outside Mina?

Answer:
They do not owe a fidyah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order the shepherds, nor did he order al-Abbas, nor did he order those who were excused for leaving the night stay, to pay a fidyah. The fidyah is only for the one who leaves the night stay without an excuse; that is the one who owes the fidyah.