Leaving the night at Muzdalifah out of ignorance
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The questioner:
You loved Allah. This pilgrim says: I am a pilgrim performing Hajj alone (ifrad), and I have companions with me. When we left 'Arafah, we reached the first boundaries of the sacred precinct.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
I am a pilgrim performing Hajj alone (ifrad), and I have companions with me. When we left 'Arafah, we reached the first boundaries of the sacred precinct. Due to fatigue, we sat down inside the sacred precinct, thinking that the location was Muzdalifah. We prayed Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr. After the Fajr prayer, we set out on the journey toward Mina, and we were surprised to find that we had not spent the night in Muzdalifah. However, we did not leave it until the sun rose. Is there anything required of us in this matter? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Since you were outside [Muzdalifah], you must pay a ransom (dam), because you were negligent and did not make an effort to ask [for guidance]. So you must pay a ransom for having missed staying in Muzdalifah. Yes.
You loved Allah. This pilgrim says: I am a pilgrim performing Hajj alone (ifrad), and I have companions with me. When we left 'Arafah, we reached the first boundaries of the sacred precinct.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
I am a pilgrim performing Hajj alone (ifrad), and I have companions with me. When we left 'Arafah, we reached the first boundaries of the sacred precinct. Due to fatigue, we sat down inside the sacred precinct, thinking that the location was Muzdalifah. We prayed Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr. After the Fajr prayer, we set out on the journey toward Mina, and we were surprised to find that we had not spent the night in Muzdalifah. However, we did not leave it until the sun rose. Is there anything required of us in this matter? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Since you were outside [Muzdalifah], you must pay a ransom (dam), because you were negligent and did not make an effort to ask [for guidance]. So you must pay a ransom for having missed staying in Muzdalifah. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 — archive.org (58:40)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
