What is the ruling on one who goes to Makkah in the morning during the days of Tashreeq and stays there until sunset, then returns to Mina at sunset and spends the night there?

The questioner : The one who follows the three days of Tashreeq in Mina, meaning if he sits in Makkah all day and goes to spend the night in Mina at sunset.

The Shaykh : It is permissible, but there is a deficiency, because the process in Hajj is not a leisure trip; one must endure the heat, the wind, and the storms. The situation is such that one spends the whole day, and perhaps the first part of the night as well, there in a prepared, air-conditioned residence, and then goes to sleep. This is not how the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did it. The important thing is that we want to do as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. We will not be able to, but as it was said:
"So imitate them, even if you are not like them, for imitating the noble ones is success."
As for knowing what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did and then deviating from it, no. We try to do as he did, and we will not be able to do exactly as he did. Our shortcoming is sufficient for us, meaning it is not within our capacity. We do not come to shorten what is within our capacity.