1. Does the supervisor's statement remove the doubt that the departure was after midnight, and therefore nothing is incumbent upon the man, or is something incumbent upon him now? 2. Is the man excused for his departure immediately after midnight to board the bus with the group, or is something incumbent upon him now? 3. Is anything incumbent upon the man for not remaining in Muzdalifah until two-thirds of the night, knowing that the group's supervisor stated that the departure was after midnight, but Sheikh Muhammad Al-Uthaymeen's lectures indicate that leaving Muzdalifah is related to the moonlight? 4. Is anything incumbent upon the man for not remembering Allah at Al-Mash'ar Al-Haram except for the Maghrib and Isha prayers and collecting the pebbles, and did he make the Talbiyah or remember Allah otherwise?
The Hajj of the man mentioned is valid in all cases, even if he omitted spending the night in Muzdalifah, because doubt concerning an act of worship after its completion does not invalidate it. The preponderant opinion is that spending the night in Muzdalifah is an obligation (wajib) and not a pillar (rukn). Therefore, whoever omits it must offer a sacrifice (dam), and there is nothing against him if he departed from Muzdalifah after midnight, even by an hour. As for remembering Allah at Al-Mash'ar Al-Haram, it is a Sunnah.
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