The ruling on one who took a fee to throw the pebbles on behalf of others but was unable to do so
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Question:
A lengthy letter was sent by one of the listening brothers from Makkah al-Mukarramah, saying: (K. M. N). He says in his letter: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. I inform you that I am one of the servants of the tawaf guides serving the pilgrims. When we ascended to 'Arafah and descended from it to Mina, some of the pilgrims decided that I should throw the pebbles on behalf of the sick and the elderly, who are unable to perform this obligatory duty, in exchange for a simple fee they gave me. When I reached the area of the pebbles to throw them, the crowd had reached its peak due to the large number of pilgrims, so I was unable to perform this task, which became a trust on my neck, as my soul nearly perished. I fainted and was carried to the hospital for treatment. When Allah granted me recovery, I vowed to Allah the Exalted not to return to such work, and I sought forgiveness from Allah the Exalted hundreds of times, and I regretted it with all regret. Now, these dirhams are still with me. What should I do with them? I ask your eminence to guide me and inform me of what is obligatory upon me. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you know the owners of the dirhams, return them to them, and they must slaughter a sacrificial animal for the pebble-throwing they left behind; each one slaughters a sacrificial animal. This is because throwing the pebbles is obligatory. If the days of Mina have passed and no sacrificial animal was slaughtered on his behalf, a sacrificial animal is slaughtered in Makkah for the poor in place of this obligatory duty, and you return their dirhams to them. However, if you do not know the people of those dirhams and do not recognize them, then you use the dirhams to buy a sacrificial animal, and complete it if you can... you can buy a sacrificial animal and slaughter it with the intention for its owner, for whom you did not throw the pebbles. And praise be to Allah. If it was one person, one sacrificial animal; if they were two, two sacrificial animals, and so on according to their number. Yes.
The presenter : And what if the dirhams are not sufficient for a sacrificial animal?
The Shaykh : What appears is that it is obligatory upon him, because he was negligent and careless. It was obligatory upon him, after Allah healed him, to throw the pebbles if the days were still remaining and had not ended. Then he was careless in the matter and did not take precautions, and did not say to them: "Inform me of your location and names so that I can return to you." He has some negligence. If he does not know them, the negligent person clears his conscience and completes it; he completes it and buys a sacrificial animal for each one, even if it is a seventh of a camel or a seventh of a cow. Yes.
The presenter: We seek help from Allah.
A lengthy letter was sent by one of the listening brothers from Makkah al-Mukarramah, saying: (K. M. N). He says in his letter: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. I inform you that I am one of the servants of the tawaf guides serving the pilgrims. When we ascended to 'Arafah and descended from it to Mina, some of the pilgrims decided that I should throw the pebbles on behalf of the sick and the elderly, who are unable to perform this obligatory duty, in exchange for a simple fee they gave me. When I reached the area of the pebbles to throw them, the crowd had reached its peak due to the large number of pilgrims, so I was unable to perform this task, which became a trust on my neck, as my soul nearly perished. I fainted and was carried to the hospital for treatment. When Allah granted me recovery, I vowed to Allah the Exalted not to return to such work, and I sought forgiveness from Allah the Exalted hundreds of times, and I regretted it with all regret. Now, these dirhams are still with me. What should I do with them? I ask your eminence to guide me and inform me of what is obligatory upon me. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you know the owners of the dirhams, return them to them, and they must slaughter a sacrificial animal for the pebble-throwing they left behind; each one slaughters a sacrificial animal. This is because throwing the pebbles is obligatory. If the days of Mina have passed and no sacrificial animal was slaughtered on his behalf, a sacrificial animal is slaughtered in Makkah for the poor in place of this obligatory duty, and you return their dirhams to them. However, if you do not know the people of those dirhams and do not recognize them, then you use the dirhams to buy a sacrificial animal, and complete it if you can... you can buy a sacrificial animal and slaughter it with the intention for its owner, for whom you did not throw the pebbles. And praise be to Allah. If it was one person, one sacrificial animal; if they were two, two sacrificial animals, and so on according to their number. Yes.
The presenter : And what if the dirhams are not sufficient for a sacrificial animal?
The Shaykh : What appears is that it is obligatory upon him, because he was negligent and careless. It was obligatory upon him, after Allah healed him, to throw the pebbles if the days were still remaining and had not ended. Then he was careless in the matter and did not take precautions, and did not say to them: "Inform me of your location and names so that I can return to you." He has some negligence. If he does not know them, the negligent person clears his conscience and completes it; he completes it and buys a sacrificial animal for each one, even if it is a seventh of a camel or a seventh of a cow. Yes.
The presenter: We seek help from Allah.
Source
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