What is the ruling on stoning the pillars on behalf of one's wife when she is able to do so, but she fears the crowd?
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The questioner : I stoned the pillars on behalf of my wife, even though she was able to do so, but I feared the crowd, and I did not see what is required in the stoning of the pillars. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : This is also part of the negligence of people, because the crowd is not always present; there are times when there is a crowd and other times when there is space.
If you had delayed the stoning until the night, you would not have found a crowd, as many people do. If you had consulted someone more knowledgeable than you about this and they issued a ruling for you, then you owe nothing.
And if it was an action on your part, it was an action done out of ignorance. And even though you were negligent, because there are scholars in the holy sites, praise be to Allah, if you see that you have the ability to slaughter a fidyah (ransom payment) in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, that is good. Yes.
The questioner : The third question: I noticed many of...
The Shaykh : Do you see the three questions? They are not necessary, meaning, but they are the maximum limit, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, but it is not a question, rather it is general advice.
The Shaykh : Leave it for later, the advice.
The Shaykh : This is also part of the negligence of people, because the crowd is not always present; there are times when there is a crowd and other times when there is space.
If you had delayed the stoning until the night, you would not have found a crowd, as many people do. If you had consulted someone more knowledgeable than you about this and they issued a ruling for you, then you owe nothing.
And if it was an action on your part, it was an action done out of ignorance. And even though you were negligent, because there are scholars in the holy sites, praise be to Allah, if you see that you have the ability to slaughter a fidyah (ransom payment) in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, that is good. Yes.
The questioner : The third question: I noticed many of...
The Shaykh : Do you see the three questions? They are not necessary, meaning, but they are the maximum limit, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, but it is not a question, rather it is general advice.
The Shaykh : Leave it for later, the advice.