Which is more preferable for a woman: to appoint someone to stone the pillars on her behalf, or to stone them at night?

Question : This questioner says in her question, and we may have already answered it: Which is more preferable for a woman, to appoint someone or to stone them herself at night? O Shaykh Muhammad?

Answer : It is obligatory for her to stone them at night and not appoint someone, because the stoning must be done directly by the pilgrim himself. It is not permissible to appoint someone unless it is difficult to stone them oneself, and it is not permissible to appoint someone unless it is difficult to stone them oneself.