What is the minimum requirement for staying overnight in Mina?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : May Allah reward you. What is the minimum duration for staying overnight in Mina during the days of Tashriq?
The Shaykh : The majority of the night means that if one remains in Mina for more than half the night, he has fulfilled the obligatory requirement, whether from the beginning of the night or the end of it. For example, if he remains in Mina until the middle of the night, he may leave. And if he wishes to leave at the end of the night, he must leave before the middle of the night. So the result is that it is obligatory to stay overnight in Mina for the majority of the night. Yes.
The Shaykh : The majority of the night means that if one remains in Mina for more than half the night, he has fulfilled the obligatory requirement, whether from the beginning of the night or the end of it. For example, if he remains in Mina until the middle of the night, he may leave. And if he wishes to leave at the end of the night, he must leave before the middle of the night. So the result is that it is obligatory to stay overnight in Mina for the majority of the night. Yes.