Scholar review pendingThis page follows the mainstream position and notes where the schools of thought differ. Before launch it will be reviewed by a qualified scholar. Always follow your group's scholar on the day.
- Stay in Mina for most of each night (most scholars say this is required).
- After midday each day, stone the small, middle and large pillars, seven pebbles each.
- Fill the days with remembrance of Allah, rest, and helping others in your group.
- Leaving on the 12th: finish stoning and leave Mina before sunset. Most UK groups leave on the 12th.
If your group leaves on the 12thPlan to be out of Mina before sunset. Traffic is heavy, so groups often leave straight after stoning.
Common mistakes
- Stoning before midday on the 11th to 13th.
- Staying in a Makkah hotel overnight instead of Mina without a valid reason.
Evidence and references
- "Remember Allah during the numbered days"; leaving after two days: Qur'an 2:203
- Al-Abbas was given permission to spend the nights of Mina in Makkah to provide water (showing others stay in Mina): Sahih al-Bukhari 1634
- Stoning after the sun has passed its height: Sahih al-Bukhari 1746
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