Q: Some inquirers from among the people of `Ar`ar asked us about a number of mistakes they committed while performing the obligatory Hajj this year. It happened that they moved from `Arafah after Maghrib (sunset) and did not pass by Muzdalifah or stop over by it. They (Part No. 10; Page No. 193

A: Those who did not spend the night in Muzdalifah without a legal excuse and threw the pebbles of Jamarat-ul-`Aqabah (the closest pillar to Makkah) before midnight are required to offer two Fidyahs (ransoms): one for not spending the night in Muzdalifah without a legal excuse, and another one for throwing the pebbles before midnight. As for performing Tawaf-ul-Ifadah (final obligatory circumambulation of the Ka`bah in Hajj) before midnight, it should be repeated; those pilgrims should return to Makkah at anytime and perform it, but it is better to hasten to do so as son as possible. Moreover, whoever among them had sexual intercourse before repeating the Tawaf must offer Fidyah (ransom) which is a sacrifice meeting the same conditions for Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) to be slaughtered in Makkah and its meat be distributed among the poor. They should also repent to Almighty Allah for the sin they had committed. As for those who returned and passed the night in Muzdalifah, threw the pebbles of the Jamarat (stone pillars marking the pebble-throwing area, Jamarat-ul-`Aqabah being the closest to Makkah) and performed the Tawaf (Part No. 10; Page No. 194) after midnight, they are not obligate to take any further action.May Allah grant us success. May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his Companions!