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He then returns to Minā, spends the night there, and stones the three jamrahs each day after the sun passes its zenith, beginning with the first jamrah, which is closest to the Mosque of al-Khayf. It is recommended that he walk there and throw seven pebbles at it.

It is recommended that he say “Allah is the Greatest” with each pebble. If he wishes, he may say:

“O Allah, grant me an accepted Hajj, reward my efforts, and forgive my sins.”

After stoning it, it is recommended that he move a little forward to a place where the pebbles will not strike him, then supplicate to Allah Most High, facing the qiblah with his hands raised, for as long as it takes to recite Sūrat al-Baqarah. He then goes to the second jamrah and stones it in the same manner, then moves forward to his left and supplicates as he did at the first. He then stones the third, Jamrat al-‘Aqabah, likewise throwing seven pebbles at it, but does not stop there to supplicate.

On the second of the days at Minā, he stones the jamrahs as he did on the first. Then, if he wishes, he may stone them on the third day, which is preferable. Alternatively, he may himself leave early on the second day, before sunset, as Allah Most High says:

“Whoever hastens to leave in two days