Directions for Stoning the Pillar of al-'Aqabah
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Question:
This is a question that came up just a moment ago, similar to this one. He says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, is it permissible for us to stone the Pillar of al-'Aqabah from all directions, or do we stone it only from the direction of Makkah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did?
Answer:
It is permissible from all directions. You stone it such that the stoning takes place in the basin, in the half-circle. The best is to be like how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned it: Makkah on your left and Mina on your right, the House on your left and Mina on your right. This is better if it is possible. If it is not possible due to the crowd, then it is stoned from all four directions, on the condition that the stoning takes place in the basin, in the half-circle. Yes.
This is a question that came up just a moment ago, similar to this one. He says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, is it permissible for us to stone the Pillar of al-'Aqabah from all directions, or do we stone it only from the direction of Makkah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did?
Answer:
It is permissible from all directions. You stone it such that the stoning takes place in the basin, in the half-circle. The best is to be like how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned it: Makkah on your left and Mina on your right, the House on your left and Mina on your right. This is better if it is possible. If it is not possible due to the crowd, then it is stoned from all four directions, on the condition that the stoning takes place in the basin, in the half-circle. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ٨ — archive.org (19:39)
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