The Ruling on Stoning on Behalf of a Woman Due to Fear of Crowding and Fitnah
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Question:
What is the ruling on stoning on behalf of a woman, out of fear of crowding and fitnah, when the woman is capable of stoning herself? And what is required of one who does this?
Answer:
If the crowding becomes severe and it is not possible to stone at an appropriate time, then it is permissible to appoint an agent, and she should not be put at risk. This applies to her, to the sick person, to the woman, the sick person, the very old man, the pregnant woman, and the nursing woman who has no one to look after her children; they may appoint an agent to stone on their behalf.
And if she is healthy and strong at the appropriate time, such as at night, she stones herself. For stoning takes place on the Day of 'Id, after the middle of the night of 'Id, and the entire Day of 'Id is for stoning. The night of 'Id is for those who did not stone on the Day of 'Id; the night of dispersal, they also stone on the night of the eleventh for the Day of 'Id, the Jamrat al-'Aqabah. On the eleventh day, they stone after the sun passes its zenith, and likewise after sunset, until the end of the night. And likewise on the twelfth day, they stone after the sun passes its zenith, and after sunset, until the end of the night, according to the correct opinion.
And likewise on the thirteenth day: they stone after the sun passes its zenith until the setting of the sun on the last day. It ends with the setting of the sun, from after the sun passes its zenith until the setting of the sun, and stoning ends after that. If it was not possible for her to stone at a time when she could appoint an agent to stone on her behalf, due to the danger of the crowd, or because she is weak in body, or clumsy and does not know how to stone well, or is advanced in age, or is pregnant and fears for herself, or something similar to these where stoning is difficult for her for reasons that necessitate it.
The agent takes her place; he stones on her behalf and on his own in one standing place. He stones for the woman, for the very old man, and for the sick person; he stones for himself and for his client in one standing place on the Day of 'Id at the Jamrah, while he is standing. And likewise on the other days, he stones the first one for himself and for his clients, the middle one for himself and for his clients, and the last one for himself and for his clients, one by one, saying takbir with every pebble, and he starts with himself.
What is the ruling on stoning on behalf of a woman, out of fear of crowding and fitnah, when the woman is capable of stoning herself? And what is required of one who does this?
Answer:
If the crowding becomes severe and it is not possible to stone at an appropriate time, then it is permissible to appoint an agent, and she should not be put at risk. This applies to her, to the sick person, to the woman, the sick person, the very old man, the pregnant woman, and the nursing woman who has no one to look after her children; they may appoint an agent to stone on their behalf.
And if she is healthy and strong at the appropriate time, such as at night, she stones herself. For stoning takes place on the Day of 'Id, after the middle of the night of 'Id, and the entire Day of 'Id is for stoning. The night of 'Id is for those who did not stone on the Day of 'Id; the night of dispersal, they also stone on the night of the eleventh for the Day of 'Id, the Jamrat al-'Aqabah. On the eleventh day, they stone after the sun passes its zenith, and likewise after sunset, until the end of the night. And likewise on the twelfth day, they stone after the sun passes its zenith, and after sunset, until the end of the night, according to the correct opinion.
And likewise on the thirteenth day: they stone after the sun passes its zenith until the setting of the sun on the last day. It ends with the setting of the sun, from after the sun passes its zenith until the setting of the sun, and stoning ends after that. If it was not possible for her to stone at a time when she could appoint an agent to stone on her behalf, due to the danger of the crowd, or because she is weak in body, or clumsy and does not know how to stone well, or is advanced in age, or is pregnant and fears for herself, or something similar to these where stoning is difficult for her for reasons that necessitate it.
The agent takes her place; he stones on her behalf and on his own in one standing place. He stones for the woman, for the very old man, and for the sick person; he stones for himself and for his client in one standing place on the Day of 'Id at the Jamrah, while he is standing. And likewise on the other days, he stones the first one for himself and for his clients, the middle one for himself and for his clients, and the last one for himself and for his clients, one by one, saying takbir with every pebble, and he starts with himself.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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