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What is the ruling on going with campaigns whose tents are in Muzdalifah outside the boundaries of Mina, and does that affect the validity of the Hajj?

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Staying overnight in Mina on the eleventh and twelfth nights of Dhul-Hijjah is obligatory according to the majority of scholars, and whoever fails to do so must offer a دم (sacrificial animal). If one does not find a place in Mina, they should camp where the tents end, even if it is in Muzdalifah, due to Allah's saying: (So fear Allah as much as you are able), and His saying: (Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity).

The criterion for staying overnight is to spend most of the night in Mina. And if one leaves Mina for the circumambulation of Ifadah (Tawaf al-Ifadah) at the beginning of the night and is unable to return until after Fajr, there is no blame upon them.

Therefore, it is obligatory for a person to search for a place in Mina. If they do not find one, there is no harm in them staying in Muzdalifah, and nothing is required of them, because Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity.

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