The ruling on one who does not stand at al-Mash'ar al-Haram when returning from 'Arafah, and the ruling on one who does not spend the night at Muzdalifah
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, be upon you.
The presenter : I inform you, Honorable Shaykh, that I love you in Allah with a great love.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah love you in that in which you loved us.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with the best reward for us, and settle you in the abode of peace, and may He do so, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Amen, and likewise for you, and then.
The questioner : The majority of pilgrims do not stand at al-Mash'ar al-Haram when returning from 'Arafah, so what is the ruling? And some of them do not spend the night at Muzdalifah?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the first point, all of Muzdalifah is al-Mash'ar al-Haram, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood after praying Fajr at al-Mash'ar al-Haram and said, "I stood here, and all of 'Arafah is a standing place." "All of 'Arafah" means that all of Muzdalifah is a standing place. So if a person stands in any place of Muzdalifah, whether in its east, west, south, or north, he has attained the good and the reward. As for leaving the nighting there, this is forbidden and not permissible. It is obligatory for a person to remain in Muzdalifah until the end of the night, at least until the moon sets, which is approximately two-thirds of the night. He should then depart if he fears the hardship of the crowd if he delays. If he is strong and can bear the hardship of the crowd, he remains until he prays Fajr, then he remembers Allah the Mighty and Majestic and supplicates to Him with what he loves, and then he departs from Muzdalifah when it becomes very light. So, first, the one who did not spend the night at Muzdalifah has erred, and he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) of a blood sacrifice, which he slaughters in Makkah or in Mina and distributes it among the poor.
Second, the one who spent the night at Muzdalifah until the end of the night departs if he fears the hardship of the crowd. If he does not fear it and is a strong man, it is better that he remains until he prays Fajr and supplicates to Allah the Mighty and Majestic until it becomes very light, and then he departs. If it is facilitated for him that his standing be at al-Mash'ar al-Haram, that is best. If it is not facilitated, he attains the reward even if he is in his place, due to the hadith we referred to a moment ago, which is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I stood here, and all of 'Arafah is a standing place."
The Shaykh : Peace, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, be upon you.
The presenter : I inform you, Honorable Shaykh, that I love you in Allah with a great love.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah love you in that in which you loved us.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with the best reward for us, and settle you in the abode of peace, and may He do so, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Amen, and likewise for you, and then.
The questioner : The majority of pilgrims do not stand at al-Mash'ar al-Haram when returning from 'Arafah, so what is the ruling? And some of them do not spend the night at Muzdalifah?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the first point, all of Muzdalifah is al-Mash'ar al-Haram, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood after praying Fajr at al-Mash'ar al-Haram and said, "I stood here, and all of 'Arafah is a standing place." "All of 'Arafah" means that all of Muzdalifah is a standing place. So if a person stands in any place of Muzdalifah, whether in its east, west, south, or north, he has attained the good and the reward. As for leaving the nighting there, this is forbidden and not permissible. It is obligatory for a person to remain in Muzdalifah until the end of the night, at least until the moon sets, which is approximately two-thirds of the night. He should then depart if he fears the hardship of the crowd if he delays. If he is strong and can bear the hardship of the crowd, he remains until he prays Fajr, then he remembers Allah the Mighty and Majestic and supplicates to Him with what he loves, and then he departs from Muzdalifah when it becomes very light. So, first, the one who did not spend the night at Muzdalifah has erred, and he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) of a blood sacrifice, which he slaughters in Makkah or in Mina and distributes it among the poor.
Second, the one who spent the night at Muzdalifah until the end of the night departs if he fears the hardship of the crowd. If he does not fear it and is a strong man, it is better that he remains until he prays Fajr and supplicates to Allah the Mighty and Majestic until it becomes very light, and then he departs. If it is facilitated for him that his standing be at al-Mash'ar al-Haram, that is best. If it is not facilitated, he attains the reward even if he is in his place, due to the hadith we referred to a moment ago, which is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I stood here, and all of 'Arafah is a standing place."
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 109- حكم من لا يقف بالمشعر الحرام حال الرجوع من عرفات وحكم من لايبيت بمزدلفة — youtube.com
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