The Sufficient Time for Staying Overnight in Mina

The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, we performed Hajj this year. We left on the day of Eid, the Day of Sacrifice, for Makkah for the tawaf of ifadah.

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
We returned late, and they told us that our intention was that staying overnight in Mina means sleeping at any time. They said no, it is necessary to stay for half the night.

The Shaykh:
So you missed the overnight stay.

The questioner:
Yes, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
You missed the overnight stay.

The questioner:
Yes. Yes. Yes. It is not about the sleep. My brother, be patient, may Allah guide you. Listen to the Shaykh's question.

The Shaykh:
My brother, be patient, we will get to you. Did you miss the overnight stay? The night of... I do not want to ask you if you slept; I am asking you about the overnight stay. Did you spend the night in Mina?

The questioner:
Yes, we spent the night in Mina.

The Shaykh:
How long did you sleep?

The questioner:
By Allah, we came around eleven or eleven and a half. We entered around

The Shaykh:
until Fajr, we slept.

The questioner:
Praise be to Allah, that is sufficient.

The Shaykh:
This is sufficient, praise be to Allah.

The questioner:
But we intended that the overnight stay is that you sleep, meaning if you do not come until two or three o'clock.

The Shaykh:
My brother, it is done, praise be to Allah. Yes.