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Mina and the obligations
there

When a pilgrim departs from Muzdalifah, it is obligatory to proceed to Mina
to discharge one's obligations which, as will be discussed in detail, are three:

Stoning Jamratil-Aqabah

This is the fourth obligation in Hajj on the day of the sacrifice. Certain
conditions have to be observed:

The niyyah for the act must be the attainment of nearness to
Allah.


Seven stones must be thrown, not more or less; it is not permitted
to throw anything other than stones.


The stones must be thrown one after the other and not two or more
at a time.


It is necessary that the stones hit the Jamrah.


The stones must reach the Jamrah by being aimed at it and not
merely deposited there.


The throwing of the stones and hitting the Jamrah must be done by a
pilgrim himself. So, if the stone was in his hand but he was jostled around,
resulting in the stone reaching the Jamrah, the obligation is not
fulfilled.

The same rule applies, if the Jamrah is obstructed by a man, a
woman, or an animal whose movements result in the stone hitting the Jamrah.
However, there is no objection to its hitting something before reaching the
Jamrah.


The stone must be thrown by hand. In that, if a pilgrim throws it
by his mouth or feet, it is not sufficient. As a matter of precaution, it is
not permissible to use a tool to fling a stone onto the Jamrah.


The throwing of stones must be carried out between sunrise and
sunset. Women and others who are permitted to leave Muzdalifah at night may
perform rami at the Jamrah at night during Eid. eve

Rule 377:

If, during stoning, a
pilgrim entertains a doubt as to whether the stone struck the Jamrah or not, he
must resolve that it did not.The exception being that he had already engaged
himself in another obligation, or it was already night time when the doubt
arose, in which case he must ignore it.

Rule 378:

Two things are to be taken
into consideration regarding the stones:

They must have been picked within the boundaries of the Haram but
not from the Holy Mosque or the Mosque of Khief, and better still, they be
picked in Muzdalifah.


As a matter of precaution, they must not have been used for this
purpose before; it is recommended (mustahab) that they be coloured, dotted and
soft and of a thickness of a finger. When stoning, should be standing on one's
feet, and in a state of taharah.

Rule 379:

As a matter of precaution,
the stones must be hitting the area of the Jamrah representing its original
height; it is not sufficient to hit the extension and elevation recently made,
and so is the upper storey of the Jamrah recently constructed.

If it is not
possible to hit the original area only, a pilgrim may, in person, hit the
extended portion, and ask an agent to hit the original portion for him. In this
regard, it is immaterial whether the action arises from awareness, ignorance, or
oversight.

Rule 380:

If a pilgrim forgot to stone
on the day of Eid or failed to do so out of ignorance of the rule, he must
hasten to rectify the error whenever he remembers or learns of the rule. If he
recalls or becomes aware of the rule at night, he must perform rami the next
day, unless he is among those permitted to do stoning at night.

Evidently,
the pilgrim must, after the excuse for not stoning lapses, hasten to rectify the
situation so long as he was still at Mina, and, for that matter, even at Makkah.
It could still be done, even after the 13th of Thil Hijjah. However he should,
as a matter of precaution, return to Mina, perform rami, and repeat the
procedure in the following year in person or through a proxy.

If he recalls
or learns of the rule after leaving Makkah, there is no need to return to
Mina;in the following year, he must either perform rami in person or through a
proxy, as a matter of recommended precaution (al ahwatil awla).

Rule 381:

A pilgrim may forget to
perform rami on Eid day, or fail to do so out of ignorance of the rule.Yet he
may recall or become aware of the rule after having performed tawaf. In such a
case, it is not obligatory to correct the omission. That said one should, as a
matter of precaution,do so.

However, if he knowingly and deliberately fails
to perform rami, his tawaf is obviously invalidated; it then follows that he
must repeat tawaf after rami.