The ruling on a woman who had her son perform the stoning of the pillars on her behalf during Hajj, while she was capable of doing it herself

The questioner : Shaykh, this sister who is asking says: A woman in Hajj had her son, or her child, perform the stoning of the pillars on her behalf, and she was capable of doing it herself. What is required of her? Is her Hajj valid?

The Shaykh : If the woman is capable of performing the stoning of the pillars without hardship, it is obligatory for her to do it herself. If it is not easy for her during the day, she may do it at night. For example, if it is the 11th day and the stoning is after the sun passes its zenith, but there is hardship, it may be delayed until the night of the 12th until Fajr. However, if she is unable to perform the stoning because she is physically weak, sick, pregnant, or an elderly woman for whom it is difficult, she appoints one of the pilgrims to perform the stoning on her behalf. If he performs the stoning for himself, he performs it for her in the same location, and there is no harm in that.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : As for what has passed, where her son performed the stoning on her behalf, we hold that if she was in the condition we described, she owes nothing.

The questioner : He owes nothing.

The Shaykh : If she is capable, the precaution is to slaughter a sacrifice.