The ruling on performing Tawaful-Ifadhah before stoning the Pillar or before standing at 'Arafat

Question :

Is it permissible to perform Tawaful-Ifadhah and Sa'y before stoning the large pillar of Al-'Aqabah or before standing at 'Arafat? Please benefit us with an answer and may Allah benefit you.

Answer:

It is permissible to perform the Tawaf and Sa'y for Hajj before stoning the pillar, but the Tawaf of Hajj may not be performed before 'Arafat or before midnight on the night before the day of Sacrifice. Rather, if the person departs from it ('Arafat) and leaves from Muzdalifah during the night before the 'Eid, it is permissible for him to perform Tawaf and Sa'y during the last half of the night before the day of Sacrifice and on the day of Sacrifice before stoning. A man said to the Prophet ﷺ: "I performed Tawaful-Ifadhah before stoning." The Prophet ﷺ said:
"No problem."

So, when the person leaves from Muzdalifah on the morning of the 'Eid or during the end of the night, like women and others like them, it is permissible for them to begin with the Tawaf. This may be so that the woman does not get her menses (i.e., before performing Tawaf) and likewise the weak man may begin with Tawaf then do the stoning after that. There is no problem with that. However, it is better for him to stone, then sacrifice the animal if he has a sacrificial animal, then shave his hair or cut it and shaving it is better - then perform the Tawaf last. This is as the Messenger ﷺ did when he stoned the pillar on the day of Eid, then sacrificed his animal, then shaved his head, then applied perfume, then rode to the House (the Ka'bah) and performed Tawaf. However, if a person does some things before others, like slaughtering before stoning, or shaving the head before slaughtering, or shaving the head before stoning, or performing Tawaf before stoning, or performing Tawaf before slaughtering, or performing Tawaf before shaving the head, all of that is sufficient. And all praise is due to Allâh, because the Messenger ﷺ was asked about doing some things first and delaying other things till last and he said:
"No problem, no problem."

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