The ruling on whoever stones the Pillars at One Time
Question :
I performed Hall with my father when I was 17 years old and it was the obligatory Hajj. At that time I was ignorant and I did not know anything about Hajj. I went with my father to stone the pillars. Then, my father took all of my stones and threw them all together (at one time). Is my Hajj correct or not? Please benefit me with an answer, and may Allah benefit you.
Answer:
If your father threw the seven stones all at one time, you must slaughter an animal, which is a seventh of a camel or a seventh of a cow or a sheep. The sheep should be a year-old or a two-year-old goat and it should be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed among the poor people of the Haram. This is because stoning the pillars during Hajj is an obligation from the obligations of Hajj. It is obligatory to stone the pillars, throwing the seven pebbles one by one. If the Hajj pilgrim throws them all with one throw, that only counts as one stone. Your Hajj is correct and you do not have to repeat it, however some deficiency occurred in it that may be made up for by slaughtering an animal as mentioned. If you are easily able to perform Hajj another time, then that will be considered an optional act. In performing the obligatory Hajj and an optional Hajj is great virtue and tremendous reward for whoever is able to do so and performs it in the legislated manner. This is due to the statement of the Prophet:
"There is no reward for Al-Hajjul-Mabrur (the blessed and accepted Hajj that is performed properly) other than Paradise."
The person who is unable to stone the pillars, like the sick person, the extremely old person, the woman who is unable to reach the pillars and those similar to them, it is permissible for him to appoint someone else to stone for him. This is due to Allâh's Statement:
"So fear Allah as much as you are able."
What is obligatory upon all of the Muslims, whether males or females, is to seek understanding of the religion and to know the laws of whatever Allâh has made obligatory upon them, such as prayer, Az-Zakah, fasting, Hajj and other things. This is because Allah created the men and jinns for His worship, and there is no way to carry out worship of Him except by learning and seeking to understand the religion. Indeed, it has been authenticated from the Messenger of Allâh that he said:
"Whoever Allah wants good for, He gives him understanding of the religion."
And he said:
"Whoever traverses upon a path by which he seeks to acquire knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise because of it.
May Allâh help all of the Muslims to gain beneficial knowledge and act according to it. Verily, He is the Best Who is beseeched.
Source:
Ash-Shaykh Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 4 Pages 252-253-254
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