The Ruling on Leaving the Overnight Stay at Muzdalifah

Question : May Allah bless you. This questioner, O Honorable Shaykh Muhammad, says: What is obligatory for the one who leaves the overnight stay at Muzdalifah?

Answer : The overnight stay at Muzdalifah is among the obligatory acts of Hajj. The principle among the jurists is that Hajj remains valid without it, but it is obligatory for the one who leaves it to offer a sacrificial animal, which he slaughters in Makkah and distributes among the poor. If he did so intentionally, he is sinful and owes the sacrifice; if he did not do so intentionally, [he is not sinful].