Q: I performed Hajj twice and at that time there were not enough guides. Therefore, we used to follow the example of our companions who had previously performed Hajj. Now that, Praise be to Allah, there are plenty of guides, I learned that we had made the following mistakes out of ignorance: First: We did not know that there were three kinds of Hajj. We performed Hajj with the intention of performing Ifrad Hajj (performing Hajj only) but we entered Ihram (the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah) for both Hajj and `Umrah from the Masjid (mosque) of at-Tan`im immediately after departing from Mina. Second: On the Day of Tarwiyah (8th of Dhul-Hijjah), we stayed at the two mountains that stand opposite to each other at the extremities of Makkah until the Day of `Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah). Third: We stood at `Arafah until we performed Zhuhr (Noon) and Asr (Afternoon) Prayers and then returned to Al-`Alamayn Al-Qadimayn until sunset. Fourth: We cut off Siwak (tooth-cleansing stick) from the trees in Mina as well as twigs and branches to make a fire. Fifth: On the Days of Tashriq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah), we threw pebbles (at the pebble-throwing area during Hajj) before Zawal (midday). Sixth: On the day of departure, one of us threw pebbles on behalf of another without taking his permission and he did not repeat throwing the pebbles. Give us a Fatwa (legal opinion issued by a qualified Muslim scholar) about what we must do regarding these things, may Allah reward you! Please take into account that some of us performed Hajj again after this time, Praise be to Allah! A 1: First: There is no harm in what you did by performing Ifrad Hajj and performing `Umrah afterwards from at-Tan`im after completing the rituals of Hajj, even though it was a preferable (Part No. 10; Page No. 176

A 1: First: There is no harm in what you did by performing Ifrad Hajj and performing `Umrah afterwards from at-Tan`im after completing the rituals of Hajj, even though it was a preferable (Part No. 10; Page No. 176) and better to enter Ihram for Tamattu` Hajj (`Umrah during the months of Hajj followed by Hajj in the same year with a break in between) or Qiran Hajj (combining Hajj and `Umrah without a break in between) and slaughter a Hady (sacrificial animal offered by pilgrims) for whoever had the means or observe Sawm (Fast) for ten days, three days of which should have been during Hajj and seven upon your return. Second: It is preferable for the pilgrims to spend the night of the Day of Tarwiyah (8th of Dhul-Hijjah) and the eve of the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah at Mina though it is permissible to spend the night elsewhere. Third: If you had not left `Arafah before sunset for good, then standing at any place on the plain of `Arafah is valid due to the words of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: `Arafah is all a standing place and except the Wadi of `Urunah. If you had departed from `Arafah before sunset and did not return, then you must pay a Fidyah (ransom) consisting of slaughtering a sheep in Makkah that fulfills the conditions of an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal slaughtered by non-pilgrims) and distributing its meat among the poor of the Haram. Fourth: As for cutting from the trees of Mina out of ignorance, there is nothing on you concerning that. Fifth: Throwing the pebbles on Days of Tashriq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) before Zawal does not suffice. Therefore, each one of you is to pay a Fidyah by slaughtering an animal that fulfills the conditions of the Ud-hiyah and distribute its meat among the poor of Haram. Sixth: It does not suffice to throw the pebbles on behalf of another except if one was commissioned to do so by that person and on the condition that he is unable to do the throwing himself. Therefore, what happened, throwing on behalf of another without being commissioned does not suffice and that person on whose behalf the other threw the pebbles (Part No. 10; Page No. 177) is to pay a Fidyah by slaughtering an animal in Makkah that fulfills the condition of an Ud-hiyah and distribute its meat among the poor.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.