Question:If a person who is performing Hajj chooses to spend the first half of the night Mina: 1.Is it required for him to arrive in Mina before sunset, or is it sufficient to arrive before the disappearance of the eastern redness? 2.For calculating the end of the overnight stay in this scenario, is the half calculated from sunset to dawn or to sunrise?

Answer:1. In the name of Allah, according to the scenario described in the question, the person must be in Mina before sunset to ensure that he is in Mina from the beginning of the night. Allah knows best. 2. In the name of Allah, the night is calculated from sunset to sunrise. Allah knows best.

Question:If a person who is performing Hajj chooses to spend the second half of the night in Mina, is it sufficient according to Your Eminence for him to be present in Mina just before dawn so that dawn breaks while he is there, meaning he does not stay in Mina from midnight?

Answer:In the name of Allah, according to the scenario described in the question, it is obligatory for him to remain in Mina from midnight until the true dawn (al-Fajr al-Sadiq). Allah knows best.

Question:Which is better: choosing to stay overnight in Mina or performing acts of worship in the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram)?

Answer:In the name of Allah, worshipping in the Sacred Mosque of Mecca is better. Allah knows best.

Question:Do the worships that the pilgrim performs in Makkah to compensate for not staying overnight in Mina be limited to Tawaf and Salah, or are other worships permissible? What are the permissible ones?

Answer:All the acts of worship suffice. Allah knows best.

Question:Is the worship the pilgrim engages in while in Mecca, instead of staying in Mina, limited to Tawaf (circumambulation around the Kaaba) and prayer, or are other acts of worship permissible? What are the recommended acts and worship that are allowed?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the acts of worship mentioned, such as reciting the Quran, performing prayers, and supplication, are sufficient to occupy one's time while not staying in Mina. Allah is the All-Knowing.