Stoning the pillars in the morning before the sun reaches its zenith on the twelfth day

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I stoned the pillars on the morning of the twelfth day of the days of Tashriq.

Answer:
The stoning is not valid because it was done outside its prescribed time. It is like prayer; if you pray before the time enters, it is not valid. The stoning is similar, as it is timed by the sun reaching its zenith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions waited until the sun reached its zenith, then they stoned the pillars. He did not permit anyone to stone before the zenith. He said (peace and blessings be upon him) Therefore, the one who stones the pillars during the days of Tashriq before the zenith, his stoning is not valid. And whoever stones, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) in place of the stoning, because the stoning is an obligatory part of the Hajj, and he left it. And whoever leaves an obligatory act, he makes it up with a blood sacrifice.