It is obligatory to be in Arafat from midday until sunset on the same day.

It is obligatory to be in Arafat from midday until sunset on the same day. But as already indicated, this is not entirely rukn to invalidate the Hajj if abandoned. Therefore, if the pilgrim engages in a brief wuquf , departs, and returns in the afternoon for wuquf , his Hajj will be correct, even if he deliberately and knowingly abstains from wuquf . Mere presence in Arafat is the rukn for wuquf .

This presence might be very brief such as one minute or two; therefore, if one does not at all go to Arafat, he has abstained from a rukn . If one intentionally and knowingly dispenses with the rukni wuquf (namely if he does not have any presence in Arafat from midday until sunset), his Hajj will be invalidated. If he deliberately departs from Arafat before sunset and leaves its precincts, he has committed a haram act.

If he becomes repentant, returns, and engages in wuquf until sunset, he will not have to embark upon compensation. If, however, he does not return, he should offer a camel as kaffarah to be sacrificed in the way of Almighty Allah (SwT) at any place. Based on ihtiyat mustahabb (recommended precaution), he should sacrifice the camel in Mina and on the day of Eid al-Qurban and his Hajj will be correct. If this is beyond his means, he should fast for 18 days.

If he mistakenly leaves Arafat, he should return before the time expires. If he realizes his mistake but does not return, he will be a sinner, yet he does not have to pay kaffarah . If he does not realize his mistake until the time expires, he does not have to offer kaffarah . The same decree applies who leaves Arafat due to ignorance. Realization of the obligatory stay ( wajib wuquf ) and not the rukni wuquf is the standard to measure the time for wuquf in Arafat, which converts the Hajj .

Chapter 3: Wuquf In Mashar Al-Haram After completing wuquf in Arafat when the sun sets on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah , the pilgrim should go the Mashar al-Haram, which is a well-known place with specific limits. After leaving Arafat, based on precaution, he should spend the night preceding the Eid al- Qurban until daybreak of the Eid in the Mashar al-Haram with the intention of submitting to the will of Almighty Allah (SwT) in spending the night there.

In the morning of Eid al-Qurban , he should make niyyah for wuquf in the Mashar al-Haram until sunrise. This is the extent of wajib wuquf .