Did Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) hasten her departure on the night of Muzdalifah on the basis that she was among those with an excuse, or what else?

The Shaykh : This is what Muhammad ibn Mubarak al-Sharafi says: Did what Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) did, namely departing from Muzdalifah after the moon had set, rest on the basis that she was among those with an excuse, or what else? With an explanation of what she (may Allah be pleased with her) cited as evidence, if possible? The point is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent his family out at night, the weak among his family, and I think in some wordings: This indicates that it was in the last part of the night. It is known that when the moon sets, the night becomes darkest, and as you know from what has come before, they measure the hours by the setting of the moon and the setting of the sun and the like. So perhaps she saw that when the moon set, most of the night had passed and the objective had been achieved. As for the issue of women, some scholars say that women are permitted to depart from Muzdalifah absolutely before Fajr, based on the hadith of Asma' where permission was given for the weak.

The questioner : O Shaykh ... the excuses.

The Shaykh : No, in that some of the Salaf hold that a woman, absolutely, may depart.

The questioner : ... even in the last part of the night.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The excuses ...

The Shaykh : No, no, from the last part, the last part of the night. The view that it is specific to those with an excuse is the last part of the night.