Stoning the Pillars During Crowds and Delegating It
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Question:
We also have a matter regarding the stoning of the pillars. It is, of course, obligatory for the pilgrim, but it may be difficult for some pilgrims, whether a pregnant woman or an elderly man, where it becomes hard and tiring for him, and he fears being trampled. If he delegates someone to stone on his behalf, is that permissible for him?
Answer:
As you mentioned, it is people who make things difficult for themselves through their actions; otherwise, the stoning is made easy, praise be to Allah. Its time is on the day of the festival, from the middle of the night until the setting of the sun. If one needs to stone after the sun has set, there is no harm in it, because it falls within the evening. This is regarding the time. Regarding the crowd, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify a particular time between the beginning and the end of the stoning; rather, he made the entire time a time for stoning. So if you come at any time and find the place crowded and the danger severe, be patient until an opportunity arises. There is also a dispensation in combining the stoning to the last day, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for the water carriers to do so. And the excuse of the crowd and danger is a stronger excuse than the excuse of the water carriers and the shepherds. So if one delays the stoning to the last day and orders it after the first day, then the second, then the third, that suffices for him. This is also a dispensation, and it is sufficient. Just as it is permissible to combine the two prayers in the time of one of them, either bringing it forward or delaying it, but there is no bringing forward in the stoning; rather, it is combined by delaying.
Likewise, among the dispensations is delegation, as you have mentioned. The one who is unable, the sick person, the woman, and the child delegate. The Companions mentioned that they performed the wearing of the ihram garments on behalf of the children and stoned on their behalf. So delegation is also permissible. There are legal solutions that remove this difficulty if people were to act upon them and understand them, but it is people who make things difficult for themselves. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
We also have a matter regarding the stoning of the pillars. It is, of course, obligatory for the pilgrim, but it may be difficult for some pilgrims, whether a pregnant woman or an elderly man, where it becomes hard and tiring for him, and he fears being trampled. If he delegates someone to stone on his behalf, is that permissible for him?
Answer:
As you mentioned, it is people who make things difficult for themselves through their actions; otherwise, the stoning is made easy, praise be to Allah. Its time is on the day of the festival, from the middle of the night until the setting of the sun. If one needs to stone after the sun has set, there is no harm in it, because it falls within the evening. This is regarding the time. Regarding the crowd, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify a particular time between the beginning and the end of the stoning; rather, he made the entire time a time for stoning. So if you come at any time and find the place crowded and the danger severe, be patient until an opportunity arises. There is also a dispensation in combining the stoning to the last day, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for the water carriers to do so. And the excuse of the crowd and danger is a stronger excuse than the excuse of the water carriers and the shepherds. So if one delays the stoning to the last day and orders it after the first day, then the second, then the third, that suffices for him. This is also a dispensation, and it is sufficient. Just as it is permissible to combine the two prayers in the time of one of them, either bringing it forward or delaying it, but there is no bringing forward in the stoning; rather, it is combined by delaying.
Likewise, among the dispensations is delegation, as you have mentioned. The one who is unable, the sick person, the woman, and the child delegate. The Companions mentioned that they performed the wearing of the ihram garments on behalf of the children and stoned on their behalf. So delegation is also permissible. There are legal solutions that remove this difficulty if people were to act upon them and understand them, but it is people who make things difficult for themselves. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
أهمية الحج — alfawzan.live (48:53)
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