in imitation of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in combining and shortening them. Then, after completing the prayers, he proceeds to Arafah, which is the prescribed standing place. The boundary of Arafah begins beyond Wadi ʿUrnah, where the mosque stands. Neither the mosque nor Wadi ʿUrnah is part of Arafah; rather, it extends to the mountains facing it, and all the area up to those mountains is part of Arafah. He should stand there at the three hills: al-Nabʿah, al-Nabīʿah, and al-Nābit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at al-Nābit and positioned the belly of his she-camel toward the miḥrāb. This is therefore the most meritorious place for the imam to stand. Wherever he stands in Arafah, however, it suffices for the people. It is preferable for him to stand there while mounted, so that the people may follow his example.

Then, after sunset, he proceeds to Muzdalifah. There he delays the Maghrib prayer until he can combine it with the final ʿIshāʾ prayer at Muzdalifah, and he leads the people in prayer there. He spends the night in Muzdalifah proper, which begins where one emerges from the two passes of Arafah and extends until Qarn Muḥassir; the two passes are not part of Muzdalifah, nor is Qarn Muḥassir. He and the people collect there the pebbles needed for stoning over the days, the size of pebbles used for flicking. He departs from Muzdalifah after dawn. If he departs before dawn but after midnight, that suffices. Spending the night there is not a pillar, but omitting it requires compensation by a sacrificial offering.

When he departs from Muzdalifah, he proceeds to al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām (the Sacred Monument), where he stands at Quzah, supplicating. Standing there is not obligatory. He then proceeds to Mina and begins by stoning the Jamrat al-ʿAqabah before noon with seven pebbles. Then he and those pilgrims who brought sacrificial animals slaughter their offerings. After that, he either shaves his head or shortens his hair, as he wishes; shaving is preferable.

He then proceeds to Makkah and performs the ṭawāf al-ifāḍah. If he did not perform saʿy before Arafah, he performs it after the ṭawāf. Saʿy performed before Arafah suffices for him, but ṭawāf performed before Arafah does not.

He then returns to Mina and leads the people in the noon prayer. There is no sermon prescribed after this prayer, because in the sermon on the Day of Arafah the imam informs them of what they need to know for the Day of Arafah and of the rites that remain due from them; thus, there is no need for another sermon. He spends a night at Mina so that on the following day—the eleventh, the Day of Departure—he may stone the three jamarāt after noon with twenty-one pebbles, seven at each. He spends the second night there and on the following day—the Day of Departure—stones the three jamarāt. Then, after the noon prayer, he delivers the second sermon,