What is the ruling on one who reversed the order of stoning on the eleventh day, starting with the large pillar, then the middle, then the small?
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The questioner : He started on the eleventh day and the days following it, beginning with the small pillar, then the middle, then the large.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He started with the small pillar, then the middle, then the large, meaning he reversed the order.
The Shaykh : If he started with the small pillar, then the middle, then the large, this is valid.
The questioner : No, Shaykh, he started with the 'Aqabah!
The Shaykh : The 'Aqabah is called the large pillar!
The questioner : The large pillar, then the middle, then the small.
The Shaykh : Reversed?
The questioner : Reversed.
The Shaykh : Yes, was he ignorant or knowledgeable?
The questioner : Ignorant.
The Shaykh : Ignorant. If we were now in the time of stoning the pillars, we would tell him to go and stone the middle pillar, then the 'Aqabah, and the issue would be resolved. But now, since the time has passed and the days of stoning are over, and he was ignorant and did not know, I see that nothing is required of him, if Allah wills, because he was ignorant. However, he and others who intend to perform Hajj and 'Umrah must know the rulings before they begin the act of worship, so that they do not fall into an error and then try to correct that error afterwards. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He started with the small pillar, then the middle, then the large, meaning he reversed the order.
The Shaykh : If he started with the small pillar, then the middle, then the large, this is valid.
The questioner : No, Shaykh, he started with the 'Aqabah!
The Shaykh : The 'Aqabah is called the large pillar!
The questioner : The large pillar, then the middle, then the small.
The Shaykh : Reversed?
The questioner : Reversed.
The Shaykh : Yes, was he ignorant or knowledgeable?
The questioner : Ignorant.
The Shaykh : Ignorant. If we were now in the time of stoning the pillars, we would tell him to go and stone the middle pillar, then the 'Aqabah, and the issue would be resolved. But now, since the time has passed and the days of stoning are over, and he was ignorant and did not know, I see that nothing is required of him, if Allah wills, because he was ignorant. However, he and others who intend to perform Hajj and 'Umrah must know the rulings before they begin the act of worship, so that they do not fall into an error and then try to correct that error afterwards. Yes.