Ruling on five Salahs in Mina and stay before Hajj

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

What do respected scholars of Islam say about the ruling on stay in Mina and offering five Salahs there?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

To offer five Salahs in Mina, from Salat-uz-Zuhr on the 8th of Zul-Hijjah to Salat-ul-Fajr on the 9th of Zul-Hijjah and to spend the night between the 8th and the 9th Zul-Hijjah in Mina are both Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah. If a person gives up this Sunnah, so he will commit Isaa’at {something bad}. These days, some Mu’allims do not give Hujjaj the chance of spending the entire night of ‘Arafah in Mina and of offering Salat-ul-Fajr in Mina. They take Hujjaj to ‘Arafat within the night. Of course, it involves a great hardship for the old or for those with family to go to ‘Arafat by themselves the next day after they have offered Salat-ul-Fajr. Even for the young man who is on his first visit, it is very difficult to reach his tent at ‘Arafat individually. Therefore, in this case, one may leave for ‘Arafat along with the caravan under compulsion. It should remain clear that it has been allowed here to miss Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah on this certain occasion due to extreme difficulty. There are many other people who spend the nights of Mina, even after Hajj, at Aziziyah or in hotels or anywhere else just for rest. They commit something bad. In such a case, there is no exemption from stay at Mina.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Abu Muhammad Ali Asghar Attari