Mina: Is it part of the Haram?
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The questioner : The people of Makkah shorten their prayers in Mina. Is Mina not part of the Haram?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, he is not a traveler?
The Shaykh : But it is outside Makkah. Mina is outside Makkah. Until recently, there was a desert between it and Makkah, with distant settlements. I remember people pitching tents between the Riyad of al-Hajun and Mina, in the open, with no one around, all tents. Then, on the eighth day, they moved from that place to Mina.
The questioner : And what about al-Aziziyah now?
The Shaykh : As for now, I used to think that Mina was part of Makkah, but they said that the mountains between it and Makkah separate it from Makkah, so it is not considered part of Makkah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, he is not a traveler?
The Shaykh : But it is outside Makkah. Mina is outside Makkah. Until recently, there was a desert between it and Makkah, with distant settlements. I remember people pitching tents between the Riyad of al-Hajun and Mina, in the open, with no one around, all tents. Then, on the eighth day, they moved from that place to Mina.
The questioner : And what about al-Aziziyah now?
The Shaykh : As for now, I used to think that Mina was part of Makkah, but they said that the mountains between it and Makkah separate it from Makkah, so it is not considered part of Makkah.