The Stoning at the Jamrat al-Aqabah After the Expansion of the Basin

The questioner:
The majority of scholars say it is recommended.

The Shaykh:
It is a recommended practice, yes.

The questioner:
Regarding the Jamrat al-Aqabah, this recommended practice involved removing the upper wall.

The Shaykh:
We found that the expansion was for the benefit of the people.

The questioner:
But the basin is half as it was. The half with

The Shaykh:
what does not change the direction.

The questioner:
A stone from the back does not fall into the basin.

The Shaykh:
If you observe, God willing, the path that leads to the police line, because it is a semicircle, yes.

The questioner:
The basin is a semicircle; they removed the upper part.

The Shaykh:
This is to expand space for the people; the scholars indicated this for the sake of providing more space for the people, yes.

The questioner:
So that the stone falls to the side.

The Shaykh:
From all four directions.

The questioner:
From the four directions.

The Shaykh:
But one should aim for it to fall in the semicircle.

The questioner:
In the basin, there is no basin behind; there is no basin.

The Shaykh:
It falls; one should aim for it to fall in the basin, not on the fire.

The questioner:
From one side only, because there is no basin behind, absolutely not.

The Shaykh:
Unless you observe that it fell.

The questioner:
It hits the pillar and falls on the ground far away.

The Shaykh:
It hits the pillar, it hits the basin, it does not hit the pillar, yes.