A pilgrim who intended to hasten his departure stoned the pillars and went to Makkah to perform the farewell tawaf, but due to the crowd, he was delayed in Makkah until after sunset. What is required of him?
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The questioner : A pilgrim, O Shaykh, intended to hasten his departure; a pilgrim, O, intended to hasten on the twelfth day.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : After he stoned the pillars, after the sun had passed its zenith, the road became congested with cars... but he reached the Haram and performed tawaf, meaning before the sun set, meaning after the 'Asr prayer.
After he performed tawaf, also after he performed tawaf, the area around the Ka'bah became congested, so there was only enough time left for him to exit Makkah to the airport or the parking lots.
The Shaykh : Until what?
The questioner : Until his exit from the Haram, but at that same time, he could not find a car to take him, so the Maghrib adhan was called while he was near the Haram, and he left after the adhan. Is a sacrificial animal required of him?
The Shaykh : I am now visualizing the question: that a man intended to hasten his departure, stoned the pillars, then descended to Makkah to perform the farewell tawaf, and then the sun set on him in Makkah. Is it permissible for him to leave Makkah or not?
The questioner : But this was with the crowd.
The Shaykh : But this is what happened. This is permissible, whether there is a crowd or not.
What is forbidden is to remain in Mina until sunset while intending to stay, and then after sunset, it occurs to you to hasten. This is not permissible; this is not permissible because you intended to stay and the sun set on you. And Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Baqarah 2:203] and this is for the sake of the temporal context.
As for if you hastened and left Mina before sunset, or if you prepared to leave but the traffic held you up until the sun set while you were in Mina, then continue on your way.
The questioner : Meaning, the criterion is leaving Mina.
The Shaykh : The criterion is leaving Mina.
The questioner : Not the farewell tawaf.
The Shaykh : Also, the criterion is leaving Mina for one who intended to stay and then it occurred to him to hasten after sunset. As for one who prepared, packed his luggage, and set out, but the traffic held him up until the sun set, let him continue and nothing is required of him.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : After he stoned the pillars, after the sun had passed its zenith, the road became congested with cars... but he reached the Haram and performed tawaf, meaning before the sun set, meaning after the 'Asr prayer.
After he performed tawaf, also after he performed tawaf, the area around the Ka'bah became congested, so there was only enough time left for him to exit Makkah to the airport or the parking lots.
The Shaykh : Until what?
The questioner : Until his exit from the Haram, but at that same time, he could not find a car to take him, so the Maghrib adhan was called while he was near the Haram, and he left after the adhan. Is a sacrificial animal required of him?
The Shaykh : I am now visualizing the question: that a man intended to hasten his departure, stoned the pillars, then descended to Makkah to perform the farewell tawaf, and then the sun set on him in Makkah. Is it permissible for him to leave Makkah or not?
The questioner : But this was with the crowd.
The Shaykh : But this is what happened. This is permissible, whether there is a crowd or not.
What is forbidden is to remain in Mina until sunset while intending to stay, and then after sunset, it occurs to you to hasten. This is not permissible; this is not permissible because you intended to stay and the sun set on you. And Allah the Exalted says:
whoever hastens [his departure] in two days
فَمَنْ تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِAs for if you hastened and left Mina before sunset, or if you prepared to leave but the traffic held you up until the sun set while you were in Mina, then continue on your way.
The questioner : Meaning, the criterion is leaving Mina.
The Shaykh : The criterion is leaving Mina.
The questioner : Not the farewell tawaf.
The Shaykh : Also, the criterion is leaving Mina for one who intended to stay and then it occurred to him to hasten after sunset. As for one who prepared, packed his luggage, and set out, but the traffic held him up until the sun set, let him continue and nothing is required of him.