The prescribed manner of stoning according to the madhhab is that he throws seven successive pebbles at the first pillar, which is adjacent to Masjid al-Khayf and is called the lesser pillar, keeping it to his left while stoning and facing the qiblah; he does not throw it directly before him.

His statement, “Then he moves forward a little and supplicates at length,” means that he moves away to a place where the pebbles will not reach him and where he will not be harmed by the crowd. He supplicates at length while facing the qiblah. It is reported of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he would supplicate for as long as it takes to recite Surat al-Baqarah (1), raising his hands.

His statement, “Then the middle one likewise,” means that he stones it with seven successive pebbles, but keeps it to his right, with the qiblah before him, according to the scholars of the school, may Allah have mercy on them.

“Then the Pillar of al-Aqabah: he keeps it to his right, stands within the valley, and does not stop beside it.”

His statement, “Then the Pillar of al-Aqabah: he keeps it to his right and stands within the valley,” means that he stones it with seven successive pebbles, faces the qiblah, throws from within the valley, and keeps it to his right, as with the middle pillar.

However, the correct view differs from what the author has mentioned. The correct view is that he stones the first and middle pillars while facing the qiblah, keeping the pillar before him. The descriptions he mentioned are rejected, since there is no evidence for them.

As for the third, he stones it from within the valley while facing the pillar, with the Ka'bah to his left and Mina to his right, because Abdullah ibn