Stoning the Aqabah Pillar if it hits the pole but does not fall into the basin
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Question:
The questioner says: A man stoned the Aqabah pillar on the day of Eid from the side of the mountain, but he is certain that it hit the pole and did not fall into the basin, because the basin is closed off from that side. This was done out of his ignorance, so what is the ruling in this matter?
Answer:
The stoning is not valid unless it falls into the basin. If it did not fall into the basin, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment). He must slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute it to the poor. The pole is not the place for stoning; the place for stoning is the basin. The pole was made only as a marker, a marker for the basin.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: A man stoned the Aqabah pillar on the day of Eid from the side of the mountain, but he is certain that it hit the pole and did not fall into the basin, because the basin is closed off from that side. This was done out of his ignorance, so what is the ruling in this matter?
Answer:
The stoning is not valid unless it falls into the basin. If it did not fall into the basin, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment). He must slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute it to the poor. The pole is not the place for stoning; the place for stoning is the basin. The pole was made only as a marker, a marker for the basin.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب الشفاعة — youtube.com (1:11:53)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.