Staying overnight in Mina on the pavements
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person finds a place for himself in Mina on the pavements, is it obligatory for him to stay overnight in that place?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to stay overnight, even on the sidewalk. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] He should stay overnight in Mina, even on the sidewalk. He should stay for most of the night, and if he stays for the entire night, that is better and more meritorious. Yes.
The questioner:
And.
The Shaykh:
Some pilgrims are negligent; they go and stay in al-Aziziyah, with air conditioners and fans, and do not look for a place in Mina. They say, "We will go up at night and stay in Mina on a pavement, or in a car, or on anything." This is a great deficiency in Hajj. It is obligatory for them to look for a place in Mina and stay in it. They should carry their belongings or make an arrangement with the owners of the tents in Mina, agreeing with them, even for a fee, to stay in them. They should not be negligent in this way and neglect it in this manner, because from the day he starts walking, he has decided that he will not stay in Mina or look for a place there, but rather he will take an apartment in al-Aziziyah or in Makkah.
And he rests there near the air conditioners and refrigerators, and when it becomes night, he goes for a little while. This is a deficiency and shortcoming in Hajj. But if he searches and exerts effort and does not find a place, Allah the Exalted says:[At-Taghabun 64:16] He should stay in any place. Staying at the edge of the pilgrims, at the edge of the pilgrims from the direction of Muzdalifah or from the direction of the Jamarat, is better for him than going and renting a place and staying far away from Mina. Even if he stays at the edge of the pilgrims connected to Mina, that is within his ability. But if he goes far away and stays in Jeddah, or does not stay in Makkah, or does not stay in a far place, and says, "I will complete the night," this is a great deficiency, and the obligatory overnight stay may not be fulfilled for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person finds a place for himself in Mina on the pavements, is it obligatory for him to stay overnight in that place?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to stay overnight, even on the sidewalk. Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْThe questioner:
And.
The Shaykh:
Some pilgrims are negligent; they go and stay in al-Aziziyah, with air conditioners and fans, and do not look for a place in Mina. They say, "We will go up at night and stay in Mina on a pavement, or in a car, or on anything." This is a great deficiency in Hajj. It is obligatory for them to look for a place in Mina and stay in it. They should carry their belongings or make an arrangement with the owners of the tents in Mina, agreeing with them, even for a fee, to stay in them. They should not be negligent in this way and neglect it in this manner, because from the day he starts walking, he has decided that he will not stay in Mina or look for a place there, but rather he will take an apartment in al-Aziziyah or in Makkah.
And he rests there near the air conditioners and refrigerators, and when it becomes night, he goes for a little while. This is a deficiency and shortcoming in Hajj. But if he searches and exerts effort and does not find a place, Allah the Exalted says:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنايات - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:06:49)
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