The Days of Tashriq, the First and Second Departures, and the Farewell Tawaf

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This pilgrim says: I am a pilgrim performing Tamattu'. When I descended from 'Arafah and on the Day of Sacrifice, I stoned the Jamarat al-Aqabah and then shaved my head.

The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you. If Allah wills.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good. And if Allah wills, we will complete these questions at another time?

The Shaykh:
A little after 'Asr and after Maghrib.

The questioner:
In the Sunnah, this day is called the Day of Sacrifice. So there is nothing in it for anyone. One must stay overnight this night, and one must stone tomorrow,

The Shaykh:
and on the twelfth day.

The questioner:
Some people issue a ruling for themselves and say:

The Shaykh:
The Day of 'Id is the first day, and this is the second day, and one departs on this day. This is a mistake. It is not permissible according to all scholars, according to all scholars, that the Day of 'Id is not one of the three days that Allah mentioned . The counted days are three days: the eleventh, the twelfth, and the thirteenth. So the first departure is on the twelfth, and the second departure is on the thirteenth. As for the Day of 'Id, it is not among them. So there is no departure on this day. It is obligatory to stay here, and to stay overnight from this night, and to stone today. Whoever stones today and it is easy for him to stone before the sun sets, then praise be to Allah. He does not stone after the sun sets, and he does not come with the women in the crowd. He does not crowd with the women, and he does not come to a place of danger. There is an hour in the night for whoever wants to stone, from the women and others.
And tomorrow likewise, stoning after the sun passes its zenith. So if he stones tomorrow, on Wednesday, after the sun passes its zenith, this is the place of departure. If Allah wills, the first group departs and hastens and goes to Makkah for the Farewell Tawaf, if he has already performed the Tawaf of Ifadah. Otherwise, he performs the Tawaf of Ifadah and that suffices him for the Farewell Tawaf. And if he has Sa'y, he performs it with it and that suffices him for the Farewell Tawaf. And if he performs two Tawafs, one for Hajj and then one for the Farewell, this is more complete, better, and more rewarding.
And whoever remains in Mina until the sun sets tomorrow, on Wednesday, the twelfth, it is obligatory for him to remain and stay overnight until he stones on the thirteenth day, Thursday. And whoever hastens to Makkah before sunset, departing, there is no harm. Even if he returns to Mina for a need, to take a tent or necessities, there is no harm. It is not obligatory for him to stay overnight, as long as he intended to depart before sunset, that suffices. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not depart except on the thirteenth. He (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed and did not hasten. So when he stoned on the thirteenth day after the midday prayer, he headed to Makkah (peace and blessings be upon him). And he stayed at al-Abtah for the rest of the day and the beginning of the night. And when it was the end of the night, he descended to the House and performed the Farewell Tawaf (peace and blessings be upon him) on the night of the fourteenth. And he led the people in the Fajr prayer, and recited in the Fajr prayer Surat al-Tur and a book of gladness. Then after the prayer, he and his companions departed to Madinah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is what he (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and it is what is obligatory to follow. And it is not befitting for anyone to be deceived by the saying of some of the common people that the day is the second, and that there is a departure on this day. There is no departure on this day. And that there is tomorrow, the first departure is tomorrow, and the second departure is the day after tomorrow, Thursday. May Allah guide everyone, and grant everyone beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds. Glory be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his companions. May Allah send prayers and peace upon him. We pray upon him and send peace.