If Pebbles Do Not Fall into the Basin During Ramy — Must the Entire Stoning Be Repeated?
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
A pilgrim on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah threw pebbles at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah from the eastern side, but the stones did not fall into the basin. Is he required to repeat the entire stoning?
Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Baʿd!
✿ In such a case, the pilgrim is not required to repeat the entire Ramy.
✿ Only the portion in which the error occurred must be repeated.
✿ Therefore, he should only repeat the stoning of Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, ensuring it is done correctly.
✿ Stoning from the eastern side where the pebble does not fall into the basin is invalid, because the basin is the actual target for Ramy.
✿ However, if he had stoned from the eastern side from above the bridge, the stoning would be valid, since in that case the pebble would fall directly into the basin.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
(This is my opinion, and Allah knows best what is correct.)
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
Question
A pilgrim on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah threw pebbles at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah from the eastern side, but the stones did not fall into the basin. Is he required to repeat the entire stoning?
Answer
Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Baʿd!
✿ In such a case, the pilgrim is not required to repeat the entire Ramy.
✿ Only the portion in which the error occurred must be repeated.
✿ Therefore, he should only repeat the stoning of Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, ensuring it is done correctly.
Clarification
✿ Stoning from the eastern side where the pebble does not fall into the basin is invalid, because the basin is the actual target for Ramy.
✿ However, if he had stoned from the eastern side from above the bridge, the stoning would be valid, since in that case the pebble would fall directly into the basin.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
(This is my opinion, and Allah knows best what is correct.)
