The acts of Hajj on the tenth day
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On the tenth day—and from the night of the tenth, after the sun has set—the pilgrim departs from 'Arafah to Muzdalifah. He prays Maghrib and 'Isha' combined and shortened there, and he stays overnight until he prays Fajr. Then he remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic) until it becomes light.
Then he proceeds to Mina. What does he do on this night?
He prays Maghrib and 'Isha' in Muzdalifah and stays overnight there. He prays Fajr and makes du'a' until it becomes light. He may depart from Muzdalifah at the end of the night when the moon has set. However, if he is strong and the crowding of people does not burden him, he should remain until he prays Fajr and makes du'a'. If he is weak and the crowding of people burdens him, or if they are women, there is no blame on him if he departs at the end of the night. The ruling is not tied to the middle of the night, but to the end of the night. Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) would wait for the moon to set, and when it set, she would depart.
As for the day of 'Id, after he arrives at Mina, he must do the following: First: stoning the Pillar of al-'Aqabah with seven pebbles in succession, saying takbir with each pebble, then he departs and does not stand.
Second: The sacrifice. He slaughters the hady or cuts its throat. If it is from camels, it is a slaughter (nahar); if it is from anything else, it is a cutting of the throat (dhabh).
Third: Shaving the head or shortening the hair.
Fourth: Circumambulation of the House.
Fifth: Walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah.
Five acts of worship are performed on the tenth day. For this reason, this day is called "the Day of the Greatest Hajj" because it has the most acts of worship.And these are varied acts of worship: Stoning, slaughtering or cutting the throat, shaving or shortening the hair, circumambulation, and walking.
And these acts of worship are arranged as you know:- He begins first with the stoning.
- Then with the slaughtering or cutting the throat.
- Then with the shaving or shortening the hair.
- Then with the circumambulation.
- Then with the walking.
They are arranged in this order, and if he brings some of them forward, there is no blame on him.I mean: If, when he departed from Muzdalifah, he continued walking until he reached Makkah and performed the circumambulation and the walking, then went out to Mina and stoned, and slaughtered or cut the throat, and shortened or shaved, there is no blame on him. If he stoned, then shaved or shortened, then went down to Makkah and performed the circumambulation and the walking, then returned to Mina and slaughtered or cut the throat, there is nothing wrong with it. If he stoned, then slaughtered or cut the throat, then went down to Makkah and performed the circumambulation and the walking, then shaved, there is nothing wrong with it.
The important thing is that bringing these five acts forward in relation to one another is permissible. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked on the day of 'Id about bringing things forward and delaying them, and he was not asked about anything being brought forward or delayed except that he said: "Do it, and there is no blame."
So, on the tenth day, what does he do?Answer: He performs five acts of worship: - The stoning.
- Then the slaughtering or cutting the throat.
- Then the shaving or shortening the hair.
- Then the circumambulation.
- Then the walking.
In this order.
And if he brings some of them forward, there is nothing wrong with it. If he delays the circumambulation and the walking until he descends from Mina, so that he performs the circumambulation and the walking when he departs, there is nothing wrong with it. In this case, it suffices for the Farewell Circumambulation.
If he descends from Mina at night and performs the circumambulation and the walking on the eleventh night or the twelfth night, there is nothing wrong with it. But let him be careful not to descend from Mina until after the middle of the night. Because if he descends before that, the journey might prevent him from returning to Mina, and he would miss the overnight stay. So let him be cautious: either he descends early in the day so that he can perform the circumambulation and the walking and return to Mina before the middle of the night, or he delays until most of the night has passed, then descends to perform the circumambulation and the walking.
Then he proceeds to Mina. What does he do on this night?
He prays Maghrib and 'Isha' in Muzdalifah and stays overnight there. He prays Fajr and makes du'a' until it becomes light. He may depart from Muzdalifah at the end of the night when the moon has set. However, if he is strong and the crowding of people does not burden him, he should remain until he prays Fajr and makes du'a'. If he is weak and the crowding of people burdens him, or if they are women, there is no blame on him if he departs at the end of the night. The ruling is not tied to the middle of the night, but to the end of the night. Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) would wait for the moon to set, and when it set, she would depart.
As for the day of 'Id, after he arrives at Mina, he must do the following: First: stoning the Pillar of al-'Aqabah with seven pebbles in succession, saying takbir with each pebble, then he departs and does not stand.
Second: The sacrifice. He slaughters the hady or cuts its throat. If it is from camels, it is a slaughter (nahar); if it is from anything else, it is a cutting of the throat (dhabh).
Third: Shaving the head or shortening the hair.
Fourth: Circumambulation of the House.
Fifth: Walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah.
Five acts of worship are performed on the tenth day. For this reason, this day is called "the Day of the Greatest Hajj" because it has the most acts of worship.And these are varied acts of worship: Stoning, slaughtering or cutting the throat, shaving or shortening the hair, circumambulation, and walking.
And these acts of worship are arranged as you know:- He begins first with the stoning.
- Then with the slaughtering or cutting the throat.
- Then with the shaving or shortening the hair.
- Then with the circumambulation.
- Then with the walking.
They are arranged in this order, and if he brings some of them forward, there is no blame on him.I mean: If, when he departed from Muzdalifah, he continued walking until he reached Makkah and performed the circumambulation and the walking, then went out to Mina and stoned, and slaughtered or cut the throat, and shortened or shaved, there is no blame on him. If he stoned, then shaved or shortened, then went down to Makkah and performed the circumambulation and the walking, then returned to Mina and slaughtered or cut the throat, there is nothing wrong with it. If he stoned, then slaughtered or cut the throat, then went down to Makkah and performed the circumambulation and the walking, then shaved, there is nothing wrong with it.
The important thing is that bringing these five acts forward in relation to one another is permissible. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked on the day of 'Id about bringing things forward and delaying them, and he was not asked about anything being brought forward or delayed except that he said: "Do it, and there is no blame."
So, on the tenth day, what does he do?Answer: He performs five acts of worship: - The stoning.
- Then the slaughtering or cutting the throat.
- Then the shaving or shortening the hair.
- Then the circumambulation.
- Then the walking.
In this order.
And if he brings some of them forward, there is nothing wrong with it. If he delays the circumambulation and the walking until he descends from Mina, so that he performs the circumambulation and the walking when he departs, there is nothing wrong with it. In this case, it suffices for the Farewell Circumambulation.
If he descends from Mina at night and performs the circumambulation and the walking on the eleventh night or the twelfth night, there is nothing wrong with it. But let him be careful not to descend from Mina until after the middle of the night. Because if he descends before that, the journey might prevent him from returning to Mina, and he would miss the overnight stay. So let him be cautious: either he descends early in the day so that he can perform the circumambulation and the walking and return to Mina before the middle of the night, or he delays until most of the night has passed, then descends to perform the circumambulation and the walking.