with the Kaʿbah on his left and Mina on his right, and he cast seven pebbles at it in the same way….

Ibn al-Qayyim then said: “When he had completed the stoning he headed back immediately and did not pause there—meaning at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah. Some explained this by the cramped space caused by the mountain, but the sounder reason is that his supplication formed part of the act of worship before it was finished. Once he had stoned Jamrat al-ʿAqabah the rite of casting was over, and supplication offered during an act of worship before it is concluded is better than supplication after it is finished. This is exactly how he ﷺ would supplicate during the prayer, for he would make duʿāʾ while still praying.” End quote.

The jamarāt must be stoned in the following order: one begins with the first jamrah, the one closest to Mina near Masjid al-Khayf; then the middle jamrah, which comes next; then the major jamrah, known as Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, the last one nearest the Kaʿbah. Each jamrah is struck with seven consecutive pebbles; with every pebble he raises his hand and says “Allāhu akbar.” Every pebble must land inside the basin—whether it stays there or rolls out afterward; if it does not land in the basin, the throw is invalid.

It is permitted for the sick, the elderly, a pregnant woman, or a woman who might be harmed by the severe crowding on the way or at the place of stoning to appoint someone to cast on their behalf.

The proxy may cast at each jamrah on behalf of the person he represents at the very spot without having to finish all of his own stoning first and then begin stoning for his principal, because