Many religious innovations occur; some people instruct people in Muzdalifah using loudspeakers, including some women, saying, “Say: I intend to stay overnight in Muzdalifah from the setting of the sun to the rising of the sun.”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Many religious innovations occur; some people instruct people in Muzdalifah using loudspeakers, including women, saying, “Say: I intend to do such and such,” and other strange things that are religious innovations.
The Shaykh : And what did you intend to do? What did you intend?
The questioner : They instruct them to say: “I intend to stay overnight in Muzdalifah from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn,” and many other religious innovations that I have not memorized, but they instruct even the women. From what they are instructed, the intention is said, and one says, “Come, let me instruct you in the intention.”
The Shaykh : Ignorance.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding these religious innovations present in Muzdalifah and what happens during the Hajj season, is refuting them part of the forbidden argumentation?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is part of the commanded argumentation. But if you see a man wanting to argue and dispute, leave him. And we have mentioned to you that some scholars said: The tawaf and sa’y do not require an intention, meaning an intention that it be for Hajj or for 'Umrah, as long as one is in the state of 'Umrah, it is for 'Umrah even if he did not intend it, and likewise, as long as one is in the state of Hajj, it is for Hajj even if he did not intend it. And we said that this is the opinion of the majority of scholars and that it is a strong opinion, because these are parts of the worship. So if you intend to pray, do you intend the bowing for this prayer? No, you do not bring the parts of the worship.
The Shaykh : And what did you intend to do? What did you intend?
The questioner : They instruct them to say: “I intend to stay overnight in Muzdalifah from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn,” and many other religious innovations that I have not memorized, but they instruct even the women. From what they are instructed, the intention is said, and one says, “Come, let me instruct you in the intention.”
The Shaykh : Ignorance.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding these religious innovations present in Muzdalifah and what happens during the Hajj season, is refuting them part of the forbidden argumentation?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is part of the commanded argumentation. But if you see a man wanting to argue and dispute, leave him. And we have mentioned to you that some scholars said: The tawaf and sa’y do not require an intention, meaning an intention that it be for Hajj or for 'Umrah, as long as one is in the state of 'Umrah, it is for 'Umrah even if he did not intend it, and likewise, as long as one is in the state of Hajj, it is for Hajj even if he did not intend it. And we said that this is the opinion of the majority of scholars and that it is a strong opinion, because these are parts of the worship. So if you intend to pray, do you intend the bowing for this prayer? No, you do not bring the parts of the worship.