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Paying money for stoning the devil by proxy illegal: Scholar
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 06 - 10 - 2014


Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
HOLY SITES — Several brokers are exploiting the ignorance of some pilgrims on the correct methods of performing the Haj pilgrimage to make money. These brokers, mostly expatriates working individually or for some Haj campaigns, convince some domestic pilgrims wanting to complete their Haj rites quickly, that they could do the rite of throwing pebbles at the Satan for a fee.
They also have them agree to do the Tawaf Al-Ifadha (circumambulation of the Holy Kaaba) on their behalf against a certain amount of money.
Hassan, a 35-year-old Yemeni expatriate, said he is hunting for women and old men to convince them that he could throw the pebbles at the Satan on their behalf.
“During the first three days of the Haj, I can easily make between SR10,000 and SR14,000 for this work,” he said.
Hassan said he starts his work by collecting a large amount of pebbles from Muzdalifah to sell to the pilgrims.
“I then offer them my proxy service to do the throwing of stones at the Satan for them. Some of them readily agree and pay me my fees in advance,” Hassan said.
He said in the past he used to do this work free of charge but with the rising cost of living he started charging money.
Yahya, another Yemeni expatriate, said he has made it a habit to come to the Holy Sites every year during the Haj to offer his proxy services to interested pilgrims.
“I especially target domestic and pilgrims from the GCC countries. They are more eager to pay and are always in a hurry to complete their Haj rites quickly,” he said.
He said every Haj season he makes more than SR30,000 for rendering his services.
“Some domestic and GCC pilgrims are willing to pay between SR800 and SR1,000 for throwing the pebbles at the Satan on their behalf. They are rushing to go back to their homes to spend the rest of the Haj holidays with their families,” he said.
Atiq, Jalal and Siraj, three Yemeni expatriates, said they offer to do Tawaf Al-Ifadha and the Sai (walking back and forth seven times between the hillocks of Safa and Marwah).
They said the money they make out from this job is enough to sustain them for a whole year.
A renown Saudi scholar objected to this work and said it is not correct.
Saleh Bin Saeed Al-Lihaidan, a scholar and a professor of criminal justice, said the pilgrim can deputize others to do the throwing of stones at the Satan, the Tawaf Al-Ifadha and the Sai on five main conditions only.
He said pilgrims can deputize others to do these rites for them if they are in a great hurry to leave Mina, they are unconscious because of sickness such as the diabetic coma, hospitalized due to an accident, too old and weak to do these rites by themselves, Pilgrims can deputize others to do these rites for them if they are in a great hurry to leave Mina, they are unconscious because of sickness such as diabetic coma, hospitalized due to an accident, too old and weak to do these rites by themselves, and pregnant and breast-feeding women.
He said pilgrims who are ignorant of the correct Haj rites usually fall prey to these brokers.


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