Is crowding a valid reason for stoning the pillars at night, combining the days, or appointing a proxy?

Question : This is a question about the ruling: Is crowding a valid reason for stoning the pillars at night, for combining the two days into one, or for a woman to appoint her mahram as her agent?

Answer : Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. Crowding justifies stoning the pillars at night, so if there is crowding, there is no blame on you for stoning at night, and the entire night is available to you. For example, if on the eleventh day you see that there is crowding, you may postpone the stoning until the dawn of the twelfth day, making the whole night a time for stoning. It is not permissible to postpone the stoning and combine it on the last day unless it is difficult for you to come to the Jamarat, not because of the crowding but because of the distance. This is why the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to the shepherds to stone one day and leave a day. As for appointing a proxy, it is never permissible except for a person who is unable to come himself, neither at night nor during the day; such a person may appoint a proxy. Thus, a person has three situations: the first is that he is unable to reach the Jamarat, neither at night nor during the day, so he appoints a proxy. The second is that he is able to come at night but not during the day, so he stones at night and does not stone during the day. The third is that he is unable to reach the Jamarat every day, so he may combine that on the last day, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to the shepherds to stone one day and leave a day.