I booked my ticket on the thirteenth day. If the sighting changes and it becomes the twelfth, is it permissible to appoint a proxy for the stoning?

The questioner : Peace be upon you. Uh, if Allah wills, I have a question. Uh, I have booked a flight for the thirteenth of Dhul-Hijjah, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Uh, perhaps if the situation changes and the sighting differs from the Umm al-Qura calendar, the thirteenth becomes the twelfth.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : So, is it permissible for me to appoint a proxy to perform the stoning on my behalf on the second day?

The Shaykh : It is not possible. Abu Majid.

The questioner : It is not permissible. Okay, my dear.

The Shaykh : Yes, and it remains upon him, whether in the farewell tawaf.

The questioner : Yes, please.

The Shaykh : No, it is not done except after the stoning.

The questioner : Yes. Well, is the stoning on the second day permissible? Why? Can you perform it after the Fajr prayer of the second day? No. Ah. It must be after the Dhuhr prayer.

The Shaykh : It must be after the Dhuhr prayer, and after the stoning, the farewell tawaf. Yes.

The questioner : No matter what the necessity is.

The Shaykh : No matter what, but perhaps he returns, and one does not know what the crescent will be. Yes. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, peace be upon you.