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Women and Children not spending the entire night in Muzdalifa

Q: Is it permissible for women and children to leave out spending the entire night in Muzdalifa?

A: Females, children, the weak and old are allowed to spend the night in Mina after performing the Maghrib and Esha salaah in Muzdalifa.

و اذا فرغ من العشاء يبيت بمزدلفة و البيتوتة بها الي الفجر سنة مؤكدة عندنا (غنية 165)

وانما جعلوا خوف الزحام لنحو عجز او مرض عذرا لحديث انه صلى الله عليه وسلم قدم ضعفة اهله بليل (غنية 167)

(فتاوى رحيميه 8/102)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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