A woman appointed someone to throw the pebbles at the pillars, but he forgot; what is the ruling for both of them?
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The questioner : A woman appointed someone to throw the pebbles at the pillars, but he forgot. What is his obligation? And what is her obligation?
The Shaykh : The ransom payment is obligatory in this case, because throwing the pebbles is among the obligatory acts of Hajj. The scholars have said: if the obligatory acts are left, a sacrificial animal is due. But on whom is it? On the woman or on the agent? It may be said that the agent was negligent, because if he had been careful and fully prepared, he would not have forgotten. It may also be said that forgetting is not negligence, because it is part of human nature. What I see is that they should settle this matter between themselves: either they both bear the ransom, with each of them paying half, or they agree that the ransom is on both of them.
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The Shaykh : The ransom payment is obligatory in this case, because throwing the pebbles is among the obligatory acts of Hajj. The scholars have said: if the obligatory acts are left, a sacrificial animal is due. But on whom is it? On the woman or on the agent? It may be said that the agent was negligent, because if he had been careful and fully prepared, he would not have forgotten. It may also be said that forgetting is not negligence, because it is part of human nature. What I see is that they should settle this matter between themselves: either they both bear the ransom, with each of them paying half, or they agree that the ransom is on both of them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. We conclude this session with this question. The questioner says.