What is the interpretation of the hadith (… we stoned on their behalf)? If he did not perform tawaf and the sun set on him on the Day of Sacrifice?

The questioner : Another question: If you allow it, I will go, and someone else will hold the night prayer.

The Shaykh : Please go ahead.

The questioner : I say, my father, regarding the delegation in stoning, what is the rank of the hadith "We responded for the women and children," and the addition of "women" and "we stoned on their behalf," what do you know about it?

The Shaykh : This hadith is found in al-Tirmidhi, and there is discussion regarding its authenticity, but the truth is that I do not currently recall its exact rank. First, I do not recall it precisely. Second, even if it is authentic, the delegation for women is not an absolute matter. That is to say, if we assume that the woman is strong and young, and she is able to stone the pillar at a time when there is no crowd of men for her, then it is not permissible for her to delegate a man, is that clear?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : So, if the hadith is authentic regarding women, it would apply to women of the type who are unable to stone and do not find the appropriate time for stoning. But in my opinion, it is about women, and the inquiry is about women, not about children, because children are small no matter what. Women are able to wait for the appropriate time for their stoning, especially since there are hadiths that you must have read or heard about. When some of them asked, "Did I stone or slaughter before I stoned?" he said: . Another said, "I performed sa'y before I performed tawaf," he said: … and so on. So, in another hadith, "I did not stone until I had become evening." So, women delay their stoning and avoid the crowd of people, and that is the way out.

The questioner : Meaning, by analogy with the shepherds?

The Shaykh : No, not the shepherds. They combine two days in one day, but instead of stoning during the day, they stone at night.