The Ruling on Stoning the Pillars Before the Sun Reaches Its Zenith

Question : Now, is it permissible to stone the pillars before the sun reaches its zenith?

Answer : The answer is that it is not permissible, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stone the pillars except when the sun had passed its zenith. If stoning before the zenith had been permissible, he would have done it, just as he did on the day of 'Id. For generally, work is easier at the beginning of the day than in the middle of the day, especially on hot days. The fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) waited until the sun passed its zenith indicates that it is not permissible before that. Some scholars have claimed that it is permissible before the sun passes its zenith, by analogy with the stoning of the Jamarat al-Aqabah on the day of 'Id. When does the stoning of the Jamarat al-Aqabah on the day of 'Id take place?
After the sun rises. So likewise, the stoning on the two days after 'Id is permissible to be done before the sun passes its zenith. Our answer to this analogy is that it is opposed to the explicit text, and an analogy opposed to an explicit text has no standing; that is, it is not considered. Therefore, one cannot apply analogy when an explicit text exists. Analogy is only permissible when there is no explicit text. Some of them also said it is permissible and cited as evidence the generality of the statement of Allah the Exalted: . The "numbered days" are the days of Tashriq. Here, "Remember Allah in the days" is general. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the stoning of the pillars was brought in to establish the remembrance of Allah. So the stoning of the pillars is a form of the remembrance of Allah, and the remembrance of Allah is permissible in all three of these days. I hope you pay attention: is this argument sound or not?
On its surface, it is sound, because as long as it says "Remember Allah in the days" and did not specify a time within these days, and the stoning of the pillars is a form of the remembrance of Allah, it implies that it is permissible at any time. Our answer to this is to say that this remembrance is absolute , and does "in" indicate a temporal circumstance or not?
So the remembrance in these days is without doubt, but it is absolute. The Sunnah supports it, which is the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stone the pillars except after the sun passed its zenith. And on this basis, there is no evidence in the verse either. Thus, it becomes clear that stoning before the sun passes its zenith is invalid, by the explicit text. Yes, and it also becomes clear that the argument by analogy or by generality is invalid.