Agency in stoning the pillars and the farewell circumambulation for a sick woman
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The questioner:
This questioner says that his wife is ill, so he wants to appoint someone to stone the pillars on her behalf, and likewise for the farewell circumambulation, because she is unable to do so, and she is not menstruating or experiencing post-natal bleeding?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in the stoning; you may appoint someone. You say, “Stone on my behalf.” You appoint someone just as you would appoint another trustworthy person, excusing her due to her illness. As for the circumambulation, no, no one may appoint another for it. She must perform it herself, even if she is carried. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says:Sunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam) regarding the debt.
The Shaykh:
When Umm Salimah complained of an illness, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to circumambulate behind the people while riding on a camel, so she circumambulated behind the people. So it is with other sick people: they circumambulate in a carriage, they ask for permission, and they are granted permission to circumambulate behind the people, or on the heads of the men.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
He sits and controls himself and does not sleep until he completes the circumambulation, and he is in a state of ritual purity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah answer you.
This questioner says that his wife is ill, so he wants to appoint someone to stone the pillars on her behalf, and likewise for the farewell circumambulation, because she is unable to do so, and she is not menstruating or experiencing post-natal bleeding?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in the stoning; you may appoint someone. You say, “Stone on my behalf.” You appoint someone just as you would appoint another trustworthy person, excusing her due to her illness. As for the circumambulation, no, no one may appoint another for it. She must perform it herself, even if she is carried. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says:
It was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرارThe Shaykh:
When Umm Salimah complained of an illness, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to circumambulate behind the people while riding on a camel, so she circumambulated behind the people. So it is with other sick people: they circumambulate in a carriage, they ask for permission, and they are granted permission to circumambulate behind the people, or on the heads of the men.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
He sits and controls himself and does not sleep until he completes the circumambulation, and he is in a state of ritual purity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah answer you.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 12 — archive.org (24:40)
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