Throwing the pebbles all at one time

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Q: I performed Hajj with my wife and I had intended to perform Hajj on behalf of my mother. When I went to throw the pebbles at Al-Jamrah Al-Ula (first or smallest pebble-throwing area), I intended the first throwing to be on behalf of my mother and the second one on behalf of my wife, as she had deputized me to throw instead of her. Then the place became very packed with pilgrims and I found myself far from the throwing enclosure, so I threw all the rest of the pebbles at one time. They all reached the throwing enclosure. Does the collective throwing of pebbles count? And, if it does not, what should I do to make up for it? (Part No. 10; Page No. 310

A: If the situation is as you have mentioned, your throwing of the pebbles for yourself and your wife is not valid and each of you must offer a Fidyah (i.e. sacrificial animal) in Makkah and its meat should be distributed among the poor of Al-Haram (all areas within the Sacred Sanctuary of Makkah). An acceptable Fidyah can be one of the following: a sheep that meets the same conditions for Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims), one-seventh of a Badanah (a camel or a cow or an ox driven by pilgrims to be offered as sacrifice within the sacred precincts of Makkah) or one-seventh of a cow. If someone cannot afford this Fidyah, he should fast ten days. And Allah knows best.May Allah grant us success. May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his Companions.