The Case of One Who Departs Al-Muzdalifah In Haste Before Dawn

“This is about a man who stays with people in Jam‘ but leaves it before other people. Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, If he is ignorant, he is not obligated for anything in this matter. If he leaves before dawn he owes one sheep.”’

“This is a narration of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), from the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. ‘He (the Messenger of Allah) sent the women during the night from al-Muzdalifah to Mina’ and instructed those of them who had animal offering, to throw pebbles and slaughter their offering and those who did not have any offering, to proceed to Makkah for Ziyarat (Tawaf around the House).”’

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said ‘It is not harmful for a man who is afraid to leave during the night.’”

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah) (a.s.), has said, ‘Any man or woman who is afraid and leaves al-Mash‘ar al-Haram, during the night, it is not harmful. They can throw pebbles on Jamarat then move on to offer animal sacrifice, do Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on) if a female, and shave if a man, perform Tawaf around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, then return to Mina’. If he arrives in Mina’ and slaughtering is not done for him, then it is not harmful for him to himself do the slaughtering and carry the hairs, if shaving is done in Makkah, to Mina’, and he can do Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on) if he has performed al-Hajj before.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, permitted women and children to leave during the night to throw pebbles on Jamarat during the night and perform the morning Salat (prayer) in their lodgings. If women are afraid of Hayd (menses), the should proceed to Makkah and appoint someone to slaughter the offering on their behalf.”

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘It is not harmful if women proceed to al- Mash‘ar al-Haram, when a good part of the night is gone. They can stay there for an hour, then move to Mina’, throw pebbles on Jamarat, wait for an hour; then do Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on) and move to Makkah. If they want to slaughter an animal offering they can appoint someone to do it on their behalf.”’

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ’I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, there are women with us: if we can leave with them during the night. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, do you want to do just as the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, had done?’ I replied, ‘Yes, that is what we want to do.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You can leave with them during the night. You must stay along with them in Jam‘, then leave to al-Jamarah al-‘Uzma’ to throw pebbles. If they do not have to slaughter any offering, they must do Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on), then proceed to Makkah forward to perform Tawaf around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah. They then must return back to the House to perform seven times Tawaf, then return to Mina’ and their al-Hajj is complete.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, sent ‘Usamah with them (the women).”’

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, permitted women and the weak ones to leave from Jam‘ during the night. They were allowed to throw pebbles during the night and visit the House, if they wanted to do so, and they were allowed to appoint someone to slaughter offering on their behalf.’”