The ruling on delegating the stoning of the pillars
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I am a man who was given a pilgrimage voucher two years ago. Before I could go to perform Hajj, I was involved in an accident that resulted in a broken leg and a broken hand, which prevented me from performing Hajj. So the voucher remained with me for these two years. The owner of the voucher knew what had happened to me and refused to take it back, so I abstained from Hajj for two years. This year, if Allah wills, I have intended to perform Hajj, and I have the remaining money with me. Is it permissible for me to appoint someone to stone the pillars on my behalf due to the heavy crowds? And is there zakah due on the money that remained with me for two years? May Allah reward you with good.
First, we ask: Did the owner of the money give you permission to perform Hajj with it now?The questioner: Yes.
Because at the time the accident happened to me, I said to him: This is what happened, and these are your funds.So he said: The funds are with their owner, and he is holding them as he wishes. I tried hard to have the owner appoint someone, but he refused to take it, and I could not find anyone to take it.The Shaykh: So, if Allah wills, you will perform Hajj this year.
The questioner: I have intended to, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: The issue is with the stoning. The crowd is not continuous for twenty-four hours. The crowd is usually at the end of the day during the days of Tashriq (the 11th, 12th, and 13th) if you are delayed, and at night, especially after midnight, the crowd thins out. It is not permissible for a person to appoint someone to stone the pillars on his behalf if he is able to push through the crowd, or if he is unable but can stone at night. However, if you are unable to stone, neither at night nor during the day, due to illness or something similar, then there is no harm in appointing someone to stone on your behalf.
The questioner: Is there zakah due on the money for the period that this amount remained with me?The Shaykh: Zakah is due on the owner; because it is his property, and if he had wished, he could have taken it from you and disposed of it. So he is the one who must pay its zakah.
First, we ask: Did the owner of the money give you permission to perform Hajj with it now?The questioner: Yes.
Because at the time the accident happened to me, I said to him: This is what happened, and these are your funds.So he said: The funds are with their owner, and he is holding them as he wishes. I tried hard to have the owner appoint someone, but he refused to take it, and I could not find anyone to take it.The Shaykh: So, if Allah wills, you will perform Hajj this year.
The questioner: I have intended to, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: The issue is with the stoning. The crowd is not continuous for twenty-four hours. The crowd is usually at the end of the day during the days of Tashriq (the 11th, 12th, and 13th) if you are delayed, and at night, especially after midnight, the crowd thins out. It is not permissible for a person to appoint someone to stone the pillars on his behalf if he is able to push through the crowd, or if he is unable but can stone at night. However, if you are unable to stone, neither at night nor during the day, due to illness or something similar, then there is no harm in appointing someone to stone on your behalf.
The questioner: Is there zakah due on the money for the period that this amount remained with me?The Shaykh: Zakah is due on the owner; because it is his property, and if he had wished, he could have taken it from you and disposed of it. So he is the one who must pay its zakah.