Ruling on leaving the overnight stay in Mina for two or three days

Question: What is the ruling for one who leaves the overnight stay in Mina for three days, or for the two days mentioned for the one who hastens? Is it obligatory for him to offer a sacrificial animal for every day he missed the overnight stay in Mina, or is one sacrificial animal sufficient for all three days he did not stay overnight in Mina? We ask for clarification of this with the mention of the evidence.

Answer: One who leaves the overnight stay in Mina during the days of Tashriq without an excuse has left a ritual prescribed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by his saying and his doing, and by the indication of his permission for some people with excuses, such as shepherds and those who provide water. The dispensation is only in contrast to the default ruling; therefore, the overnight stay in Mina during the days of Tashriq is considered among the obligatory acts of Hajj in the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars. And one who leaves it without a legal excuse must offer a sacrificial animal; for it is established from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he said: "Whoever leaves a ritual or forgets it, let him shed blood." And one sacrificial animal is sufficient for leaving the overnight stay during the days of Tashriq. And success is from Allah.