What is the ruling on staying overnight at Muzdalifah? And explaining the meaning of the hadith (Hajj is 'Arafah).

The questioner : What are the consequences of not staying overnight at Muzdalifah?

The Shaykh : Where did he pray the Fajr prayer?

The questioner : In Mina.

The Shaykh : Ah, he has no Hajj.

The questioner : The Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf obliges Jordanian pilgrims not to stay overnight at Muzdalifah from the Day of Tarwiyah to 'Arafah.

The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah, I seek refuge in Allah.

The questioner : They asked an old Shaykh in Saudi Arabia, and he issued a fatwa for them that they had to offer a sacrificial animal. And this person, meaning, said that this order came from the Saudi government, which follows you, and what is our sin...

The Shaykh : This is an example of what we were discussing just now, purification and education. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was at Muzdalifah in the gathering of Jam' when a man came to him and said to him: So he combined the Fajr prayer at Muzdalifah with standing at 'Arafah. And whoever combines these two pillars, his Hajj is complete and he has fulfilled his obligations. Today, people do not pay attention to the Sunnah and the hadiths. Give me your hand and walk, here you go.The Shaykh : He said, but my dear friend,The Shaykh : He said, based on what? So that he knowsThe questioner : Meaning, for himThe Shaykh : He said, and the matter ended, so the Sunnah was on one side and the people on the other side.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, what is the statement regarding the well-known hadith ?

The Shaykh : The statement regarding it is as the scholars said. Do you understand from the hadith that if one does not perform Tawaf al-Ifadah, will you say no? The meaning of this phrase in the Arabic style, "Hajj is 'Arafah," is an exaggeration regarding the importance of standing at 'Arafah. This is like, for example, "There is no young man except Ali," meaning there are no young men other than Ali. There are many young men, but there is none like him. So here, the negation of the genus is by affirming the specificity of this exception from the genus. So when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: it is as if he is saying that the entire Hajj with all its pillars is gathered in standing at 'Arafah. But this does not negate the pillar status of other things, among which is what I pointed out just now, that it is necessary to perform Tawaf al-Ifadah. So if one stood at 'Arafah, prayed Fajr at Muzdalifah, turned his back, and walked to his country, his Hajj is not valid. He must perform Tawaf al-Ifadah, not Tawaf al-Wada'. Tawaf al-Wada' is obligatory, whereas Tawaf al-Ifadah is a pillar. So "Hajj is 'Arafah" means an exaggeration in evaluation, as they say today, and the correct evaluation of the value of Hajj is due to standing at 'Arafah.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, does one who did not stay overnight at Muzdalifah have to repeat the Hajj?

The Shaykh : There is a difference between staying overnight and praying. Yes, the one who did not pray has no Hajj, as established in the hadith. He did not complete his Hajj, nor did he fulfill his obligations.