What are the names of the Hanbali jurists who hold the opinion that spending the night in Mina on the eve of Arafah is obligatory?
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Spending the night in Mina on the night of 'Arafah is a according to the majority of scholars, and they have agreed that whoever omits it is not liable for anything. Some Hanbalis, such as Ibn Hamdan and 'Abd al-Rahman al-Basri al-Darir, considered it obligatory.
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