If a woman appoints someone to stone the pillars on her behalf after the sun has passed its zenith, and she performed the farewell circumambulation before the sun passed its zenith, is the stoning on her behalf valid?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you. May Allah welcome you, O Shaykh. May Allah welcome you.

The questioner : O Shaykh, these are people who went to perform Hajj.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : And there were women with them.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : On the twelfth day, they left the women in the sacred precinct.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The women appointed men to stone the pillars on their behalf, so the men stoned after the sun passed its zenith, but the women performed the farewell circumambulation before the sun passed its zenith. Is the stoning on their behalf valid?

The Shaykh : No, the stoning on their behalf is not valid.

The questioner : It is not valid.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, and they owe a ransom payment. Each one must slaughter a ransom payment in Makkah and distribute it to the poor. I tell you,

The questioner : Perfect.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for anyone to appoint someone to stone the pillars on his behalf except for the one who is unable, such as an elderly person or a pregnant woman who fears for herself or her fetus,

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : and a sick person. As for the one who is able, he stones with his own hand. If he fears the crowd, instead of stoning during the day, he stones at night.