Q 2: A Muslim brother left Makkah on the Day of `Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah), and after it was too hot during the daytime, he left `Arafah, going to Makkah, where he rented a flat for his family and they rested there until sunset. Is his Hajj invalid on account of his conduct?

A 2: If the person mentioned in the question stayed at `Arafah during the daytime and did not remain until sunset in `Arafah, so he should offer Dam (atonement required of a pilgrim for a willful violation of a prohibition or obligation while in the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah), because staying in `Arafah until sunset is an obligation which he abandoned. (Part No. 10; Page No. 324) He should make up for this by offering Dam meeting the same conditions for Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) and slaughter it in Makkah and distribute the meat among the poor people in the Haram (all areas within the Sacred Sanctuary of Makkah). If he could not do this, he should fast for ten days. If his family members were also Muhrims (pilgrims in the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah) and left with him, each of them should offer Fidyah (ransom) to be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed among the poor people in the Haram; otherwise, they should observe Sawm (Fast) as mentioned earlier.