The ruling on stoning the pillars at night for women
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
Our group left Muzdalifah with my female relatives at twelve at night and went to Mina, then we stoned the pillars at two-thirty in the morning. Is that valid? Then, after we stoned the pillars, we performed the circumambulation of the Ka'bah (tawaf al-ifadhah) and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah (sa'y) after the dawn prayer?
The Shaykh:
Welcome.
The questioner:
Stoning the pillars at night, or delaying the stoning of the days of Tashriq to the thirteenth day, or delegating the stoning, which is for the one who is unable to stone. Is the crowding of men considered an excuse for women to delegate the stoning? And does stoning at night count for the previous day or for the coming day?
The Shaykh:
Running (ramal) at night counts for the previous day, for the sake of the sun, and it is better than delegating, and better than doing it alone at night. Standing at 'Arafah is monthly, and it is better than delaying to the third day, and better than delegating. Yes.
The questioner:
I am an employee.
The Shaykh:
No, no, it is the delay of the night, there is no crowding for her, she should endure the night.
Our group left Muzdalifah with my female relatives at twelve at night and went to Mina, then we stoned the pillars at two-thirty in the morning. Is that valid? Then, after we stoned the pillars, we performed the circumambulation of the Ka'bah (tawaf al-ifadhah) and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah (sa'y) after the dawn prayer?
The Shaykh:
Welcome.
The questioner:
Stoning the pillars at night, or delaying the stoning of the days of Tashriq to the thirteenth day, or delegating the stoning, which is for the one who is unable to stone. Is the crowding of men considered an excuse for women to delegate the stoning? And does stoning at night count for the previous day or for the coming day?
The Shaykh:
Running (ramal) at night counts for the previous day, for the sake of the sun, and it is better than delegating, and better than doing it alone at night. Standing at 'Arafah is monthly, and it is better than delaying to the third day, and better than delegating. Yes.
The questioner:
I am an employee.
The Shaykh:
No, no, it is the delay of the night, there is no crowding for her, she should endure the night.
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (39:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.