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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Manasek Hajj Mina and the Obligations There FOURTH OBLIGATION: When the pilgrim departs from Muzdalifah, it is obligatory to proceed to Mina to perform the obligations there which, as will be discussed in detail, are three: Throwing pebbles at the Jamrat-ul-Uqbah: This is the fourth obligation in Hajj on the day of the sacrifice and there are certain details: The intention (niyyah) for the act must be to attain nearness to Allah.

Seven pebbles must be thrown, not more or less, and it is not permitted to throw anything other than pebbles. The pebbles must be thrown one after the other and not two or more of them at the same time. It is necessary that the pebbles hit the Jamrah. The pebbles must reach the Jamrah by being thrown at it and not merely depositing them there. The throwing of the pebbles and hitting the Jamrah both must be done by the pilgrim himself.

So, if the pebble was in his hand but he was pushed resulting in the pebble reaching the Jamrah, the obligation is not satisfied. The same rule applies if the Jamrah is obstructed by a man or an animal whose movements result in the pebble hitting the Jamrah. However, there is no objection if the pebble hits something and then reaches the Jamrah. The pebble must be thrown by hand.

So if the pilgrim throws it by his mouth or feet, it is not sufficient and, as a matter of caution, it is not permissible to use a tool to fling a pebble onto the Jamrah. The throwing of pebbles must be carried out between sunrise and sunset. Ladies and the others who are permitted to leave Muzdalifah at night may throw the pebbles at the Jamrah at night during the eve of Idd.

Rule 374: If during the throwing of the pebbles, the pilgrim entertains a doubt as to whether the pebble struck the Jamrah or not, he must resolve that it did not unless he had already engaged himself in another obligation or it was already night when the doubt arose in which cases he must ignore the doubt.

Rule 375: Two matters are to be borne in mind regarding the pebbles: (1) The pebbles must have been picked within the borders of the Haram but not from the Holy Mosque or the Mosque of Khiif and better still that they be picked in Mu-zdalifah. (2) As a matter of caution, they must not have been used for this purpose before and it is recommended that they be coloured, dotted and soft and of thickness of a finger and at the time of throwing them, one should be standing on one's feet.