Timing for Spending the Night in Mina: Ruling on Leaving at Midnight
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
What is the ruling for a person who stays in Mina until midnight and then enters Makkah after Fajr?
Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Baʿd!
◈ If midnight in Mina is calculated as after the halfway point of the night, then leaving Mina after this time is permissible.
◈ However, it is clear that spending both the night and the day in Mina is more virtuous.
◈ But if midnight in Mina is calculated as before the halfway point of the night, then one should not leave Mina at that time.
◈ This is because the condition for spending the night in Mina is that most of the night must be spent there, as explained by our jurists.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
(This is my opinion, and Allah knows best what is correct.)
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
Question
What is the ruling for a person who stays in Mina until midnight and then enters Makkah after Fajr?
Answer
Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Baʿd!
◈ If midnight in Mina is calculated as after the halfway point of the night, then leaving Mina after this time is permissible.
◈ However, it is clear that spending both the night and the day in Mina is more virtuous.
◈ But if midnight in Mina is calculated as before the halfway point of the night, then one should not leave Mina at that time.
◈ This is because the condition for spending the night in Mina is that most of the night must be spent there, as explained by our jurists.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
(This is my opinion, and Allah knows best what is correct.)
