Pelting more than the prescribed amount of pebbles

· 21 Rabiʻ II 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the Shar’ee ruling regarding a person who pelted more than the prescribed amount of pebbles? Will damm be waajib upon him?

Answer

It will be makrooh, however neither damm nor sadaqah will be waajib upon him.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وكبر بكل حصاة ) أي مع كل ( منها وقطع التلبية بأولها فلو رمى بأكثر منها ) أي السبع ( جاز لا لو رمى بالأقل ) (الدر المحتار)

قال العلامة ابن عابدين - رحمه الله تعالى - : قوله ( جاز ) أي ويكره لباب (رد المحتار 2/513)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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