The obligation of fidyah (ransom payment) on one who leaves Mina without staying overnight despite having the ability or being negligent

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We performed Hajj a few years ago, and the tour group rented us accommodation in al-Aziziyah. We did not stay overnight in Mina during the days of Tashriq. What is required of us now?

Answer:
If the tour group could not find you a place in Mina, if they could not find a place, then you are excused. But if they built it in al-Aziziyah because it was cheaper for them and they did not go looking in Mina, then you are the ones at fault. Why did you not stipulate with them that they complete the rites of Hajj for you? Each person owes a fidyah (ransom payment) because you were negligent in this. Yes, even if the tour group did not take you there, the active and capable person goes and walks; if he sits in Mina on a sidewalk or on something, meaning for most of the night, that is sufficient.