Agency in the Stoning or Waiting for the Sun to Set
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The questioner:
If a person faces difficulties due to the stoning, is it better for him to appoint an agent or to wait until the sun sets and perform it himself?
The Shaykh:
First, if he waits, there is no harm; the matter is broad in this regard. It may be said that appointing an agent is preferable so that he stones at the time the majority consider appropriate, and let him be behind a barrier. It may also be said that for the last day, he should perform it himself to gain the virtue of doing it personally, or not, even if it is after the sun has set. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specified by his action that the first stoning is after the sun passes its zenith, but he did not specify a time for the people. He did not say, "In this great gathering, do not let the sun set after it has set." So his silence indicates a concession (peace and blessings be upon him). However, one who specifies the form delays it to the last days.
The questioner:
Perhaps he cannot stone in Paradise, so we buy.
The Shaykh:
The story of the shepherds is cited as evidence when they delayed the twelfth day. I do not know of anything else, and it implies by language that the stoning is at one time, as it was one day, by way of deduction. Yes.
If a person faces difficulties due to the stoning, is it better for him to appoint an agent or to wait until the sun sets and perform it himself?
The Shaykh:
First, if he waits, there is no harm; the matter is broad in this regard. It may be said that appointing an agent is preferable so that he stones at the time the majority consider appropriate, and let him be behind a barrier. It may also be said that for the last day, he should perform it himself to gain the virtue of doing it personally, or not, even if it is after the sun has set. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specified by his action that the first stoning is after the sun passes its zenith, but he did not specify a time for the people. He did not say, "In this great gathering, do not let the sun set after it has set." So his silence indicates a concession (peace and blessings be upon him). However, one who specifies the form delays it to the last days.
The questioner:
Perhaps he cannot stone in Paradise, so we buy.
The Shaykh:
The story of the shepherds is cited as evidence when they delayed the twelfth day. I do not know of anything else, and it implies by language that the stoning is at one time, as it was one day, by way of deduction. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، تتمة باب صفة الحج ودخول مكة، وباب الفوات والإحصار — islamhouse.com (38:14)
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