The time for departing from Muzdalifah

Question : From Muzdalifah in the last part of the night, the last part of the night, for example?

Answer : Most jurists hold that the last part of the night begins from its midpoint, because the night consists of two halves: the first half and then the second half. They say that once the night has reached its midpoint, the weak among the people may depart from Muzdalifah. In fact, many jurists say that it is permissible for everyone, even the strong, to depart after the midpoint of the night. However, this view has no evidence. It is said to be permissible even for the strong to depart after the midpoint of the night. Now, wait a moment. We say that the specification of the midpoint of the night has no evidence; there is no evidence for it. There is no evidence for specifying the midpoint of the night, neither from the Qur'an nor from the Sunnah. The evidence for when the weak depart is: in the night, in the late night, the late night being the last part of the night. Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both), who was one of the female Companions and a jurist, would wait for the moon to set on the night of the festival. When the moon set, she would depart. When does the moon set on the night of the festival? That is, when a long portion of the night has passed, the moon disappears. This disappearance occurs because the night of the festival is the tenth night. The moon is in the west at the beginning of the month and in the east on the fifteenth night. The intention is that on the tenth night, why does the time for its disappearance occur? It disappears in the last part of the night. The view is clear: at the beginning of the month, when does it disappear? In the first part of the night. In the middle of the month, when does it disappear? In the middle of the month, it disappears in the last part of the night, with the dawn or at the rising of the sun. Divide the time between the tenth and the fifteenth; what is the ratio? Two-thirds. Therefore, the moon on the tenth night disappears when?
After two-thirds of the night. Accordingly, we return to the practice of the Companions. Since there is no report in the Sunnah specifying a particular time, we return to the action of the Companions. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) would send his family, the weak among them, in the last part of the night. Some would depart for the Fajr prayer, and some would depart after that. Yes, or after that. Therefore, the Companions did not leave Muzdalifah except in the last part of the night, meaning in its final third. And this is the truth, if Allah wills.