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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a husband stoning the pillars on behalf of his capable wife

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Question:
A woman performed her obligatory Hajj but did not stone the pillars because her husband refused to let her stone them, and he stoned on her behalf as her agent, although she was capable. What is the ruling?

Answer:
If a husband stones on behalf of a woman who is capable, it is not valid. She must stone them herself, even at night. If she has an inability due to illness, weakness, pregnancy, or similar valid legal excuses, she may appoint an agent to stone on her behalf, such as her husband, her brother, or her father. However, the agent must be one of the pilgrims, not someone who is not in the state of ihram. He must be one of the pilgrims who are performing Hajj with her, not a man who is not in ihram and has no need to do so. He stones on her behalf, just as she would stone for herself. The night is a time of ease. The night of the Day of 'Id, the night of the eleventh, if one stones on the night of the twelfth for the eleventh, this applies to men and women. The night is a time of ease, and the correct view is that it is permissible to stone at night. Yes.
Source الحج المبرور — islamhouse.com (42:56)

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