Is it obligatory for a man who fears for his wife due to the severe crowd during the stoning of the pillars to stone on her behalf, and if the crowd lessens, should they stone themselves or is it sufficient for their husbands to stone on their behalf?
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The Shaykh : Some men fear for their wives due to the severe crowd during the stoning of the pillars, so they stop them. If there is a place around the pillars where the crowd is less and they stone on their behalf, is it valid for the women to stone the pillars if the crowd lessens, or is it sufficient for the men to stone on their behalf during the crowd? And is it permissible for a woman who fears for her young child to appoint someone to stone on her behalf?
Answer: If this crowd is unavoidable, such as if it is on the twelfth day and they want to hasten and cannot delay until it lessens, then there is no harm in the woman appointing someone; rather, she must appoint someone in this situation, because entering the thick of the crowd is undoubtedly dangerous for her. As for the remaining days, she can delay the stoning to the end of the day or to the night, and it will be light.
Answer: If this crowd is unavoidable, such as if it is on the twelfth day and they want to hasten and cannot delay until it lessens, then there is no harm in the woman appointing someone; rather, she must appoint someone in this situation, because entering the thick of the crowd is undoubtedly dangerous for her. As for the remaining days, she can delay the stoning to the end of the day or to the night, and it will be light.
