My mother performed Hajj three times; each time she stoned the pillars once and then delegated someone else to stone on her behalf, citing the crowd as the reason.

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : I have two questions, Shaykh. The first is that my mother performed Hajj three times; in each Hajj, she stoned the first round and then delegated the rest. Is there any issue with this, Shaykh, given that she was capable of stoning herself, but did so out of fear of the crowd?

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. Fear of the crowd, may Allah bless you, allows you to delay the stoning until the crowd is less dense and you can stone at a time when it is lighter.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : What I see is that, as a precaution and to be safe from sin, she should slaughter a fidyah (ransom payment) in Makkah and distribute it to the poor for having left the stoning to be done by someone else. That is it.

The questioner : We slaughtered three for her.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.

The questioner : One for each Hajj.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. May Allah accept from you.

The questioner : And from you, Shaykh. Shaykh, is it better for someone like my mother to perform a Hajj to make up for what happened, or is it sufficient for her?

The Shaykh : It is sufficient, absolutely.

The questioner : It is sufficient for her.

The Shaykh : The blood (sacrifice) is sufficient for her, and she should remain in her home, if Allah wills.