Going out of Mina by day and coming back at night during the days of al-Tashreeq

Question

Praise be to Allah.

Firstly:

The Sunnah is for the pilgrim to stay in Mina throughout the
day, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him), who did not leave Mina except to do Tawaaf al-Ifaadah.
And he must stay in Mina for most of the night.

There is no sin on him if he departs from Mina during the day
to go to Makkah or elsewhere, especially if that is because there is no
place to stay.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: A
person moved on from ‘Arafat then he stoned the first Jamarah, then he did
tawaaf and saa’i, then he stayed in his place in Makkah until ‘Asr, then he
went back to Mina and slaughtered his sacrificial animal. Does he have to do
anything for this?

He replied:

There is no sin on him for that. Whoever stays in Makkah
during the day of Eid or during the days of al-Tashreeq in his house or with
his companions, there is no sin on him for that. But it is better to stay in
Mina if possible, following the example of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his companions (may Allaah be pleased
with them). If it is not easy for him to do that and it is too difficult for
him, and he enters Makkah and stays there during the day, then comes back to
Mina at night, and stays there overnight, there is nothing wrong with that.
End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (17/365).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was
asked about some of the pilgrims who live in al-Azeeziyyah and stay in their
homes during the days of al-Tashreeq.

He replied: What I think is that those who live in
al-Azeeziyyah should not stay in their homes during the day. Undoubtedly it
is Sunnah to stay in the tents in Mina, because Hajj is a kind of jihad for
the sake of Allaah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), when she said:
“Is there any jihad for women?” He said: “Yes, a jihad in which there is no
fighting: Hajj and ‘Umrah.” So what is prescribed for the pilgrim is to stay
in Mina by night and by day. End quote.

He (may Allaah have mercy on him) was also asked: Does going
out during the days of al-Tashreeq to places that are close to Makkah, such
as Jeddah, affect the Hajj?

He replied:

It does not affect the Hajj, but it is better to stay in Mina
by night and by day, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) did. End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(23/241, 242).

Secondly:

The guideline on staying in Mina is that the pilgrim should
spend more than half the night there. The hours of the night are counted
from when the sun sets until when the dawn breaks.

Based on this, you should work out the time from sunset until
dawn, according to the hours in Mina. If you spent six hours in Mina, this
is more than half of the night, so you have done what was required.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was
asked: What is the length of time that the pilgrim must stay in Makkah
during the days of al-Tashreeq?

He replied:

The scholars (may Allaah have mercy on them) said that
staying overnight in Mina must be for most of the night. If we assume that
the night is ten hours long, then five and a half hours may be spent in Mina
and whatever is more than that is Sunnah.

End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(23/244).

And Allaah knows best.