for the jamarāt if they are able.
When dawn breaks they perform the Fajr prayer there, offering it while it is still dark, then remain at al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām until the sky grows a little lighter, filling that time with remembrance and supplication. Afterwards they set out for Minā before sunrise, in the first glow of day; the Sunnah is not to wait until full daylight.
All of Muzdalifah—its mountains, ravines and valley floors—is a valid place to camp and to stand, whereas the two Maʾzimān are not counted as part of Muzdalifah. One leaves Muzdalifah in the same manner one left ʿArafah, and it is recommended to quicken one’s pace through the valley of Muḥassir for roughly the distance of a stone’s throw; if one does not do so, there is no blame.
When the pilgrims reach Minā—on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice—they stone Jamrat al-ʿAqabah in the forenoon of that day, mounted if they are able, for riding is not recommended at any of the other jamarāt. They throw seven pebbles, saying “Allāhu akbar” with each cast, and the thrower may do so from whichever side is easiest, whether from below the pass or from above.
The time for stoning this jamrah lasts from daybreak until the sun passes the meridian. It may not be postponed beyond that except for someone who is ill or forgets; no sacrificial penalty is due from one who stones it before sunset, though he has acted improperly.
With the appearance of dawn on the Day of Sacrifice, both slaughtering and stoning at Minā become permissible. After stoning Jamrat al-ʿAqabah he does not pause there for supplication or anything else; rather, he hastens on to slaughter his sacrificial animal—if he has one—at Minā, then shaves or shortens his hair, shaving being preferable. He should not shave until he has slaughtered, yet if he shaves first, or slaughters before shaving, or even before stoning, there is no sin upon him. Nonetheless, he is not to shave until after stoning; if he does shave beforehand, Mālik requires a compensatory sacrifice.
By stoning Jamrat al-ʿAqabah everything that had been forbidden to him becomes lawful again—clothing and all other restrictions—except women, perfume and hunting, according to Mālik. Whoever applies perfume after the stoning but before the final departure circumambulation is, in Mālik’s view, not liable for any penalty, owing to the reports on that matter. And whoever hunts after