9. ENCAMPMENT AND STONING AT MINA ON THE DAYS AFTER
ENCAMPMENT AND STONING AT MINA ON THE DAYS AFTER ‘EID
When finished with the going-forth circumambulation (tawaf al-ifada) and going between Safa and Marwah (doing the latter if one had not previously performed it after the arrival circumambulation, one is obliged to return to Mina (0: to stay overnight there and stone on the days following the ‘Eid (Ayam al-Tashriq). It is desirable to arrive before noon to perform the noon prayer there as the Prophet did (Allah bless him and give him peace), and one spends the night there.
One picks up twenty-one pebbles from Mina on the days after the ‘Eid (the first of which is the second day of the ‘Eid), taking care to shun the three places mentioned above.
After the time for the noon prayer has come (on 11 Dhul Hijjah, the first day after the ‘Eid) one stones with the pebbles before performing the noon prayer.
It is well to, mention some, rulings about stoning that enable one to avoid the crowding at Mina on a contemporary hajj. The time for stoning on each of the three days that follow the ‘Eid (Ayam al-Tashriq) begins at noon of that day and ends at sunset on the third day after the ‘Eid. This means that one may postpone all of one’s stoning until the afternoon of the third day, having remained at Mina until then. But in such a case, the correct order is still obligatory: one must begin by stoning with the intention of performing it for the first day, starting at the first stoning site (Jamrat al-Kubra), then the second site (Jamrat al-Wusta), and then the third (Jamrat al-‘Aqaba). Then one stones with the intention of performing it for the second day, the first stoning site first, then the second, then the third. And then one stones for the third day, observing the same order.)
THE PROPER SEQUENCE FOR STONING
The first site one stones (called Jamrat al-Kubra) is the one closest to al-Khayf mosque. One (optimally) walks up to it, keeping it on one’s, left and facing the direction of prayer (qibla), stones it pebble by pebble as mentioned above 09.5), and turns from the direction of prayer to avoid others’ pebbles, after which one puts the stoning site behind one and again turns to the direction of prayer, to supplicate and invoke Allah humbly and imploringly for as much time as it takes to recite al-Baqarah (Quran 2) (about an hour).
One then proceeds to the second site (called Jamrat al-Wusta), repeats the stoning procedure, and when finished, supplicates (and invokes Allah Most High) for as long as it takes to recite al-Baqarah)
Then one goes to the third site, which is Jamrat al-‘Aqaba that was previously stoned with seven pebbles on ‘Eid al-Adha, and stones it as one did at that time, facing it with the direction of prayer (qibla) to the left, though when finished, one does not stand there.
THE SECOND DAY AFTER THE ‘EID
One is obliged to spend the night at Mina (A: that evening, after sunset on 11 Dhul Hijjah). The following day, the second day after the ‘Eid (i.e. 12 Dhul Hijjah), one picks up twenty-one pebbles, and after the noon prayer’s time has come, one stones the three stoning sites as described above, seven pebbles at each site. It is not permissible to stone for each of the days after the ‘Eid until after the noon prayer’s time arrives. The correct sequence of stoning the sites is obligatory: the one closest to al-Khayf mosque first, the middle one second, and Jamrat al- ‘Aqaba third. j10.5 It is recommended to take a bath (ghusl) each day for stoning.
THE PERMISSIBILITY OF LEAVING MINA ON THE SECOND DAY
After stoning on the second day after the ‘Eid, it is recommended for the imam to give a sermon informing people about the permissibility of leaving early (on the second day rather than the third) (which is permissible provided:
a) that one’s departure takes place after the noon prayer’s time has come;
b) after having stoned the three stoning sites;
c) that one’s departure is from Mina itself as it is not permissible to leave directly from Jamrat al-‘Aqaba, in view of the position that it is not part of Mina;
d) that one intends leaving while within the boundaries of Mina;
e) and that one leaves before sunset).
Then the imam bids them farewell.
One then has a choice between leaving early on the second day after the ‘Eid, or waiting (until having stoned on the third day). If one wishes to leave early, one may do so, provided the departure from Mina occurs before sunset. If the sun sets and one is still at Mina, it is not permissible to leave early, and one is obliged to spend the night there and stone the sites the next day. If one does not wish to leave early, one stays overnight at Mina, picking up twenty-one pebbles and stoning the sites on the following day after the time of the noon prayer has begun, as previously mentioned.
CONDITIONS FOR THE VALIDITY OF STONING
(Having mentioned the conditions for stoning in various rulings above, it is well to enumerate all seven together:
a) that seven pebbles be used;
b) that they be thrown one by one;
c) that one’s action may be termed throwing, not merely putting the pebbles into the throwing place;
d) that what is thrown be some form of stone;
e) that it be done with the hand, as a bow or foot would be inadequate;
f) that one aim at the throwing place;
g) that one be certain that the pebble reaches it, even if it falls out again, for if one doubts that the stone reached it, then that stone does not count; (the above seven conditions hold for both ‘Eid al-Adha and for the days following the ‘Eid, though the days following the ‘Eid require two additional conditions:)
h) that the stoning be done after the time for the noon prayer arrives;
i) and that one stone the three sites in the proper sequence.
Then one (who has (not remained at Mina and) stoned on the third day after the ‘Eid) leaves (after stoning. None of the conditions for leaving early are necessary to leave at this point).
VALID EXCUSES FOR NOT SPENDING THE NIGHT AT MINA
(If there is an acceptable excuse for not spending the night at Mina, then not doing so does not entail any consequences. Excuses include:
1. having property, one fears to lose were one to stay overnight;
2. fearing for one’s person or the funds with one;
3. having a sick person with one who requires care;
4. having an illness that makes spending the night a hardship;
5. or a similar excuse. People in such circumstances do not have to spend the night, and may leave on the second day after the ‘Eid, even after sunset.
These excuses, which permit one to not spend the night at Mina, likewise permit not spending the night at Muzdelifa, in connection with which some other excuses have been previously mentioned
His recommended (after leaving Mina) to spend the night at al-Muhassab, which is by the mountain near the cemetery of Mecca, one’s hajj now being finished.
(Source: The reliance of the traveller, revised edition, Edited and Translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller)
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