Is continuity required between the stonings of the three pillars?

Answer : No, it is not a condition. For example, if a person stones the first pillar immediately after the sun passes its zenith, the second pillar after the 'Asr prayer, and the third pillar after the Maghrib prayer, there is no harm. Continuity is not a condition. This confirms for us that each of these acts of worship is independent of the first. If they had been a single act of worship, like the parts of the prayer, continuity would have been obligatory.