Stoning at Night and Delaying It
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Question:
And regarding the takbir, which is more correct: the one who testifies that there is no god but Allah last, or the one who did not look at the verse but it was that there is no god but Allah?
Answer:
The best is what is easiest for him; the best is to do what is easiest for him, for the religion is ease, and praise be to Allah. So he should do what is easier for him and for his companions. Both are permissible: stoning at night and delaying the stoning until the end. All of it is permissible, all of it is a dispensation. Yes. But I told you that the crowd is only at the beginning of the stoning. After 'Asr, there is never any crowd on the twelfth day, nor even on the eleventh day. If you come after 'Asr, or before sunset, or after sunset, there is no crowd. The people are preoccupied with their own affairs.
And regarding the takbir, which is more correct: the one who testifies that there is no god but Allah last, or the one who did not look at the verse but it was that there is no god but Allah?
Answer:
The best is what is easiest for him; the best is to do what is easiest for him, for the religion is ease, and praise be to Allah. So he should do what is easier for him and for his companions. Both are permissible: stoning at night and delaying the stoning until the end. All of it is permissible, all of it is a dispensation. Yes. But I told you that the crowd is only at the beginning of the stoning. After 'Asr, there is never any crowd on the twelfth day, nor even on the eleventh day. If you come after 'Asr, or before sunset, or after sunset, there is no crowd. The people are preoccupied with their own affairs.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الفوات والإحصار — islamhouse.com (11:20)
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