The ruling on increasing the number of pebbles in the stoning
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on increasing the pebbles? And what is required of me if I did any of that?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to add to the acts of worship; it is only seven. It is not permissible for a person to worship with eight, saying that this is better than seven. No, unless he is in doubt whether it was six or seven, in which case he adds until he is certain that it is seven. As for one who worships by saying that eight is better than seven, or nine is better, meaning he adds to the Shari'ah? No, no, it is not permissible to add to the Shari'ah.
The presenter:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
Allah has prescribed seven, so he has no right to add to the seven unless he is in doubt, wavering between seven or six, in which case he adds until he completes the seven with certainty.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on increasing the pebbles? And what is required of me if I did any of that?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to add to the acts of worship; it is only seven. It is not permissible for a person to worship with eight, saying that this is better than seven. No, unless he is in doubt whether it was six or seven, in which case he adds until he is certain that it is seven. As for one who worships by saying that eight is better than seven, or nine is better, meaning he adds to the Shari'ah? No, no, it is not permissible to add to the Shari'ah.
The presenter:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
Allah has prescribed seven, so he has no right to add to the seven unless he is in doubt, wavering between seven or six, in which case he adds until he completes the seven with certainty.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 9 — archive.org (15:01)
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