A man performed Hajj and stood at 'Arafah, but on that day he fell ill, and his illness continued until the days of Tashriq had passed. What is obligatory upon him?
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The questioner : In the first question, it is stated that a man stood at 'Arafah and fell ill on that day until the time for stoning and the days of Tashriq had passed. What should this pilgrim do, given that the time for stoning has gone and the time for the Tawaf of Ifadah has passed?
The Shaykh : The truth is that the question was not detailed. He says he fell ill from the day of 'Arafah, and we do not know if he remained at 'Arafah until the sun set, or if he spent the night at Muzdalifah, or if he spent the night at Mina. So this question has a clear issue. We say that if this man who fell ill on the day of 'Arafah was ill with an illness that prevented him from completing the rites, and he had stipulated at the beginning of his Ihram, "If I am prevented, then my place of release is where I am prevented," then he may exit the state of Ihram and owes nothing. However, if this Hajj was his obligatory one, he must perform it in another year. If he did not stipulate, then according to the stronger opinion, if he is unable to complete his Hajj, he may exit the state of Ihram, but he must offer a sacrificial animal, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:196].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding His saying:, the correct view is that it includes being prevented by an enemy and being prevented by other means. The meaning of being prevented (Ihsar) is that a barrier prevents a person from completing his rites. Accordingly, he exits the state of Ihram and slaughters a sacrificial animal, and he owes nothing else, except if he has not performed the obligatory Hajj, in which case he must perform Hajj from the following year. As for if the man continued his journey in his Hajj and stood at Muzdalifah, but did not spend the night at Mina and did not stone the pillars, then in this case his Hajj is valid and sufficient, but he owes a sacrificial animal for every obligatory act he left. Thus, he owes two sacrificial animals: one for spending the night at Mina and the second for stoning the pillars. As for the Farewell Tawaf, he performs it when he intends to leave.
The questioner : The Tawaf of Ifadah?
The Shaykh : Did he not perform the Tawaf of Ifadah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Tawaf of Ifadah remains until Allah restores his health, and then he performs it.
The Shaykh : The truth is that the question was not detailed. He says he fell ill from the day of 'Arafah, and we do not know if he remained at 'Arafah until the sun set, or if he spent the night at Muzdalifah, or if he spent the night at Mina. So this question has a clear issue. We say that if this man who fell ill on the day of 'Arafah was ill with an illness that prevented him from completing the rites, and he had stipulated at the beginning of his Ihram, "If I am prevented, then my place of release is where I am prevented," then he may exit the state of Ihram and owes nothing. However, if this Hajj was his obligatory one, he must perform it in another year. If he did not stipulate, then according to the stronger opinion, if he is unable to complete his Hajj, he may exit the state of Ihram, but he must offer a sacrificial animal, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals
وأتموا الحج والعمرة لله فإن أحصرتم فما استيسر من الهديThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding His saying:
But if you are prevented
فإن أحصرتمThe questioner : The Tawaf of Ifadah?
The Shaykh : Did he not perform the Tawaf of Ifadah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Tawaf of Ifadah remains until Allah restores his health, and then he performs it.