A woman’s delegation in stoning the pillars
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The questioner:
The presenter says: Honorable Shaykh, this is a woman asking. She says: I am a woman who feels shortness of breath when stoning the pillars. Is it permissible for me to delegate my husband to stone them on my behalf, knowing that I have already stoned the Jamrat al-Aqabah? I hope for an answer. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The answer is: It is not permissible to delegate it more than once. There is no harm in stoning it yourself, just as the women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did, and the people before us did, at the appropriate times, such as at night, at times when there is no crowding, no competition, and no desire to avoid the crowd. If the crowding makes it difficult, then delegate it. If there is no crowding among the people, and it is easy, praise be to Allah, then do it yourself if you are in good health and safety. As for the one who has an excuse, she may delegate it: an elderly person, one who is ill, one who fears harm from it, one who has children and no one to watch over them, or something similar. As for gathering them all together, if she has completed...
The presenter:
The Shaykh says: Three days, he answers them. Certainly, I drink from the people.
The presenter says: Honorable Shaykh, this is a woman asking. She says: I am a woman who feels shortness of breath when stoning the pillars. Is it permissible for me to delegate my husband to stone them on my behalf, knowing that I have already stoned the Jamrat al-Aqabah? I hope for an answer. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The answer is: It is not permissible to delegate it more than once. There is no harm in stoning it yourself, just as the women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did, and the people before us did, at the appropriate times, such as at night, at times when there is no crowding, no competition, and no desire to avoid the crowd. If the crowding makes it difficult, then delegate it. If there is no crowding among the people, and it is easy, praise be to Allah, then do it yourself if you are in good health and safety. As for the one who has an excuse, she may delegate it: an elderly person, one who is ill, one who fears harm from it, one who has children and no one to watch over them, or something similar. As for gathering them all together, if she has completed...
The presenter:
The Shaykh says: Three days, he answers them. Certainly, I drink from the people.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١ — archive.org (1:54:38)
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