The ruling on one who is unable to spend the night at Muzdalifah
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Question : Honorable Shaykh, if a person is unable to spend the night at Muzdalifah for any reason, such as getting lost or otherwise, is he required to offer a sacrificial animal?
Answer : Yes, it appears that he is required to offer a sacrificial animal according to the principles of the scholars, but he is not sinful. This is because if one who leaves off an obligatory act is excused, he is not sinful, but he must offer the substitute, which is the sacrificial animal. If he did it intentionally, he becomes sinful and must offer the sacrificial animal. It appears that he is required to offer a sacrificial animal according to the principles of the scholars. Yes, if a person is prevented from spending the night at Muzdalifah, he owes nothing, because he was prevented from doing so under compulsion.
Answer : Yes, it appears that he is required to offer a sacrificial animal according to the principles of the scholars, but he is not sinful. This is because if one who leaves off an obligatory act is excused, he is not sinful, but he must offer the substitute, which is the sacrificial animal. If he did it intentionally, he becomes sinful and must offer the sacrificial animal. It appears that he is required to offer a sacrificial animal according to the principles of the scholars. Yes, if a person is prevented from spending the night at Muzdalifah, he owes nothing, because he was prevented from doing so under compulsion.
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جلسات الحج 1409هـ - 5 — binothaimeen.net (56:04)
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