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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Relieving oneself on the road for one in dire necessity at Muzdalifah

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, on the day at Muzdalifah, the restrooms are very few relative to the number of pilgrims, to the point that some are forced to urinate on the road or in other facilities. Do these people deserve the curse, even though they are compelled?

Answer:
No, they do not deserve it, if Allah wills. This is for dire necessity, and dire necessity has a ruling except for what you are driven to. Allah the Exalted said:
while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelledوَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ
[Al-An'am 6:119]
The rule is that there is no prohibition with dire necessity. If a person is driven to this, there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills. But he is required to dispose of this thing in such a way that the disease is not aggravated by it; he disposes of it. There is nothing wrong with it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/11 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:22)

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