Salaam I found the clips on Yanabi.com by Allam Nisar Ahmed Beg sahib extremely useful in highlighting how the Saudis' had got it wrong again. However, I did find it rather extreme that he said the Hajj and qurbaani would be wasted as at the end of the day it is down to ikhlaas and the hujjaaj do not really have any say. Surely though it is about time Saudi are well and truly made aware of their errors. Wasalaam
Salam, yes, i was also under the impression that this was the case, however, doubt was casted into my mind when i came across the following from a website: "As usual Saudis are playing their "game" with Islamic rituals. Their announcement of coming Eid-ul-Adha is totally un-Islamic, un-scientific, and will in fact invalidate not only the Pilgrims but also millions of Qurbanis around the globe. It is time for all Muslims to rise up and boycott all the Saudi announcements for the new months. For more information please listen to the 2 clips bellow recorded exclusively by Allama Nisar Baig Shaib for..."
yes. it is found in well known fiqh books that even if such a mistake is made, the day of arafah is when the pilgrims stand at arafah. hence their Hajj is valid. Allah knows best.
Salam, say if it happens that saudi have actually made a gross error and it would mean that the hajj would be done a day early - in this case, would the hajj of the millions of pilgrims be valid?
