Ruling on departing from Muzdalifah before Fajr or before the sun rises
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Issue: If a person departs from Muzdalifah before Fajr or before the sun rises, is that permissible?
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to women and the weak to depart from Muzdalifah at night—Meaning: before Fajr—so that they would not be harmed by the crowd. This is the reasonable cause. If this is the cause, then in our time, we can grant a dispensation for everyone to depart from Muzdalifah at the end of the night; because the hardship of the crowd—if one departs after praying Fajr—occurs for everyone, even the strongest, most hardy, and most powerful people will find it difficult. Accordingly, I see no obstacle to people—whether strong or weak—departing at the end of the night in our present time.And we used to choose, and to this day we choose: It is not permissible to depart from Muzdalifah except after the Fajr prayer, except for the weak. But in our era now, all people are weak in reality; all people are affected by the crowd and fear for their lives.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to women and the weak to depart from Muzdalifah at night—Meaning: before Fajr—so that they would not be harmed by the crowd. This is the reasonable cause. If this is the cause, then in our time, we can grant a dispensation for everyone to depart from Muzdalifah at the end of the night; because the hardship of the crowd—if one departs after praying Fajr—occurs for everyone, even the strongest, most hardy, and most powerful people will find it difficult. Accordingly, I see no obstacle to people—whether strong or weak—departing at the end of the night in our present time.And we used to choose, and to this day we choose: It is not permissible to depart from Muzdalifah except after the Fajr prayer, except for the weak. But in our era now, all people are weak in reality; all people are affected by the crowd and fear for their lives.