What is the ruling on stoning the pillars before the sun passes its zenith?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh is asked: What is the ruling on stoning the pillars on the second day of the Days of Tashreeq before the sun passes its zenith, and hastening to leave, then remaining in Makkah for several days afterward?
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned after the sun passed its zenith on the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth days. He said:. So whoever stoned before the sun passed its zenith has disobeyed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because he said: . And he did not stone except after the sun passed its zenith. If you stone before that, you are like one who prays the midday prayer before the sun passes its zenith, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) timed the stoning with the passing of the sun, until Ibn 'Umar said: meaning we would wait Sahih al-Bukhari 1746. And is it conceivable that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would delay the stoning until after the sun passed its zenith, even though it is more difficult for people and the heat is more intense, and stoning before the sun passes its zenith would be permissible? If stoning before the sun passed its zenith were permissible in the law of Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have done it, because it is more comfortable for the community. I ask you, which is more comfortable: for a person to perform the stoning after the sun passes its zenith, i.e., after the heat becomes intense, or to stone when the sun rises? Which is more comfortable?
The student: When the sun rises.
The Shaykh : When the sun rises.Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 348Sahih (Zubair `Aliza'i). And this indicates that stoning before the sun passes its zenith is a sin, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not grant a dispensation for it, neither by his word nor by his action. And we do not know of anyone from the Companions who stoned before the sun passed its zenith. And even if someone stoned before the sun passed its zenith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned after the sun passed its zenith and said: . As for following the opinions of scholars and following dispensations, this does not benefit the truth in any way. Meaning, if a person says, "This is the opinion of 'Ata, this is the opinion of so-and-so, this is the opinion of so-and-so."
We say: Fine, are we worshipping Allah by what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or by what so-and-so and so-and-so said? By what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So do not stone except after the sun passes its zenith. Obey Allah and His Messenger. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. Just as we do not stone with dirhams. If a person came and said, "I will stone with dirhams instead of pebbles, seven riyals I will throw here, and seven riyals here, and seven riyals here." Is that permissible? Even though the dirham is better than the pebble. But it is not permissible. The Shari'ah is a religion legislated by what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not for following desires. And if there were a dispensation in stoning before the sun passed its zenith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have granted it to the weak and women, just as he granted them a dispensation to stone on the day of 'Id before the dawn. Yes.
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned after the sun passed its zenith on the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth days. He said:
Take your rituals from me
خذوا عني مناسككمTake your rituals from me
خذوا عني مناسككمWe would wait
كنا نتحينtill the sun declined and then we would do the Rami
فإذا زالت الشمس رميناThe student: When the sun rises.
The Shaykh : When the sun rises.
Whenever he was given a choice between two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, provided it was not conducive to sin.
والنبي عليه الصلاة والسلام ما خير بين أمرين إلا اختار أيسرهما ما لم يكن إثماTake your rituals from me
خذوا عني مناسككمWe say: Fine, are we worshipping Allah by what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or by what so-and-so and so-and-so said? By what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So do not stone except after the sun passes its zenith. Obey Allah and His Messenger. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
