The ruling on departing from Muzdalifah before Fajr in the case of congestion
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The questioner : Faisal. Our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), now, the reality in the Hajj delegations is that the entire delegation departs
The Shaykh : Departs from where?
The questioner : They depart from Muzdalifah, going out in the middle of the night, to the point that the administration of the delegation, and they may be the most elderly and strongest among them, says, "We are the water carriers," and they walk,
The Shaykh : with the calm of an army, with the calm of an army.
The questioner : I mean, they take them and carry them on the water carriers. Also, O Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, they say that if there are five or ten women in a bus, the whole bus moves with them, even if some of them say, "I will stay behind, who will carry me?"
The Shaykh : Their saying is, "I will not be afflicted by a companion." Yes.
The questioner : This is what is happening, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Look, O people, in the present time, everyone is excused in reality, even the strong young man. And for this reason, I do not strictly insist on people not departing before Fajr at all. Because if we hear that people are dying under the feet of men, how can we not grant people a dispensation and say the matter is broad? I do not know, perhaps a day will come when we go to the school of Malik and say, "Pray Maghrib and 'Isha' and rely on Allah." In truth, this is what some people have held regarding the hadith, "The difference of opinion in my Ummah is a mercy." It is said that among the mercies is taking one of the opinions if it brings ease to the people. So, based on what I have witnessed and what has reached me, I do not strictly insist on not departing from Muzdalifah before Fajr. And every situation has its own statement; I mean, on one day, in one of the years, I might say, "You must stay until Fajr unless you are among the weak." Did you understand? And this is what our writing in the methodology for the one who performs Hajj and 'Umrah is based on. But circumstances have changed now. What is the reward of the matter? What is the reward?
The Shaykh : Departs from where?
The questioner : They depart from Muzdalifah, going out in the middle of the night, to the point that the administration of the delegation, and they may be the most elderly and strongest among them, says, "We are the water carriers," and they walk,
The Shaykh : with the calm of an army, with the calm of an army.
The questioner : I mean, they take them and carry them on the water carriers. Also, O Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, they say that if there are five or ten women in a bus, the whole bus moves with them, even if some of them say, "I will stay behind, who will carry me?"
The Shaykh : Their saying is, "I will not be afflicted by a companion." Yes.
The questioner : This is what is happening, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Look, O people, in the present time, everyone is excused in reality, even the strong young man. And for this reason, I do not strictly insist on people not departing before Fajr at all. Because if we hear that people are dying under the feet of men, how can we not grant people a dispensation and say the matter is broad? I do not know, perhaps a day will come when we go to the school of Malik and say, "Pray Maghrib and 'Isha' and rely on Allah." In truth, this is what some people have held regarding the hadith, "The difference of opinion in my Ummah is a mercy." It is said that among the mercies is taking one of the opinions if it brings ease to the people. So, based on what I have witnessed and what has reached me, I do not strictly insist on not departing from Muzdalifah before Fajr. And every situation has its own statement; I mean, on one day, in one of the years, I might say, "You must stay until Fajr unless you are among the weak." Did you understand? And this is what our writing in the methodology for the one who performs Hajj and 'Umrah is based on. But circumstances have changed now. What is the reward of the matter? What is the reward?
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1617 - 4600 ما حكم الأقوياء الذين يدفعون مع الحملات بعد منتصف الليل بحجة أن هناك ضعفة...؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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