A person stoned the pillars on the first day of the days of Tashriq at 12:05, believing that the time after the sun passes its zenith begins after midday
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The questioner : A person stoned the pillars on the first day of the days of Tashriq at 12:05, believing that the time after the sun passes its zenith begins after midday, i.e., 12:00. When he left Mina to stone the pillars, he intended to ascertain the correct time for stoning. He asked a Muslim near the pillars, who answered that the time after the sun passes its zenith is 12:00. When he returned to his lodging in Makkah, a friend informed him that the time for stoning the pillars begins after 12:30, and it became clear to him that he had been ignorant. On the second day, he stoned the pillars after the call to the midday prayer, i.e., at 12:20. Now that he has returned to his country, he asks your eminence: Is a sacrificial animal obligatory for him in this case? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Before answering his question, I would like his expression regarding the stoning, i.e., the stoning of the pillars, to be the word "stoning" (ramy).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not the word "stoning with stones" (rajm), because this is the expression the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used in his saying:Sunan Abi Dawud 1888Da'if (Al-Albani) And whenever a person’s wording follows what is in the Book and the Sunnah, it is more appropriate and better. As for what he did, if he stoned the pillars on the days of Tashriq before the sun passes its zenith, it is a stoning at a time other than its time and outside the limit set by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stone the pillars on the days of Tashriq except after the sun passes its zenith, and he said: We know that stoning the pillars before the sun passes its zenith is easier for people and lighter for them, because the sun has not yet risen high and the heat is not severe. The fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the stoning until the sun passed its zenith, when the heat was intense, is proof that it is not permissible to stone before that. If it had been permissible before that, he would not have chosen for his Ummah the more difficult over the easier. And Allah the Exalted said in the Qur'an when mentioning the prescription of fasting: [Al-Baqarah 2:185] And stoning the pillars before the sun passes its zenith is from the ease. If it had been from the legislation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it would have been from the intended legal purpose of Allah and would have been prescribed.
And if it is established that stoning the pillars before the sun passes its zenith is before the time prescribed by the Shari'ah, then it is invalid, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1718b meaning it is returned to its owner. The scholars have mentioned that if a person leaves an obligatory act of Hajj, he must slaughter a fidyah in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, if he is able to do so. If that is within your capability, do it to clear your conscience and as a precaution for your religion. If it is not within your capability, then nothing is required of you, but you must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and seek His forgiveness, and you must be careful with your religion in all the rituals and laws of the religion, so that you worship Allah the Exalted with knowledge. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This is a message that arrived from Egypt from one of the female listeners. She says in her message:
The Shaykh : Before answering his question, I would like his expression regarding the stoning, i.e., the stoning of the pillars, to be the word "stoning" (ramy).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not the word "stoning with stones" (rajm), because this is the expression the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used in his saying:
Going round the House (the Ka'bah), running between as-Safa and lapidation of the pillars are meant for the remembrance of Allah.
إنما جعل الطواف بالبيت وبالصفا والمروة، ورمي الجمار لإقامة ذكر اللهTake from me your rites
لتأخذوا عني مناسككمAllah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship
يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَAnd if it is established that stoning the pillars before the sun passes its zenith is before the time prescribed by the Shari'ah, then it is invalid, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو ردThe questioner : May Allah bless you.
This is a message that arrived from Egypt from one of the female listeners. She says in her message:
