Hurrying and Delaying in Hajj
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Question:
One of the brothers, who used the name Abu 'Abd Allah as a code, asks: Which is better, O Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, for the pilgrim: hurrying or delaying? And does the one who hurries among the pilgrims on the twelfth day stone the pillar of the twelfth and thirteenth, or does he limit himself to the twelfth only?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:203] Hurrying is a permissible matter, and that is by leaving Mina after he has stoned the three pillars after the sun has passed its zenith. He departs from Mina and completes his rites. This is hurrying on the twelfth day.
And whoever delays until the thirteenth day, staying the night of the thirteenth and stoning the three pillars after the sun has passed its zenith on the thirteenth day, that is better. And this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. And Allah does not choose for His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except the best. Hurrying is also better from another aspect, which is that it lightens the crowding and dangers. The roads become spacious or light, for on the twelfth day many depart and there is crowding and there are risks. So waiting is better for him in terms of reward and in terms of gentleness. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
One of the brothers, who used the name Abu 'Abd Allah as a code, asks: Which is better, O Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, for the pilgrim: hurrying or delaying? And does the one who hurries among the pilgrims on the twelfth day stone the pillar of the twelfth and thirteenth, or does he limit himself to the twelfth only?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him
وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَن تَأَخَّرَ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِAnd whoever delays until the thirteenth day, staying the night of the thirteenth and stoning the three pillars after the sun has passed its zenith on the thirteenth day, that is better. And this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. And Allah does not choose for His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except the best. Hurrying is also better from another aspect, which is that it lightens the crowding and dangers. The roads become spacious or light, for on the twelfth day many depart and there is crowding and there are risks. So waiting is better for him in terms of reward and in terms of gentleness. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
التعجيل والتأخير في الحج — alfawzan.live
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