If a الحاج misses stoning on one of the days of Tashriq, the majority of scholars hold that they can make it up the following day by stoning for both days. If the entire stoning period passes without stoning (after the 13th), a dam (sacrifice) is required as penalty. Missing the stoning of one or two days is made up; missing all of it requires a dam. The stoning is واجب (واجب) but not a pillar, so missing it does not invalidate الحج.
If a الحاج misses the stoning on one of the days of Tashriq (11th, 12th, or 13th of Dhul-Hijjah), the majority of scholars hold that they may make it up the following day. The الحاج should stone for the missed day first, then stone for the current day. الشيخ ابن باز explained that the days of stoning are interconnected — the stoning of one day can be deferred to the next, though this is not the السنة and should only be done when there is a valid excuse.
If a الحاج misses the stoning entirely — all days of Tashriq pass without stoning any Jamarah — the time for stoning has expired and cannot be made up. In this case, the الحاج must offer a dam (sacrifice of a sheep) as penalty for omitting the واجب act of stoning. الشيخ ابن عثيمين clarified that the stoning is classified as واجب (واجب), not a ركن (pillar) of الحج, meaning that omitting it does not invalidate the الحج itself but requires a penalty.
The اللجنة الدائمة noted that missing the stoning due to genuine inability — such as severe illness or being physically unable to reach the الجمرات even with assistance — requires appointing a proxy to stone on the الحاج's behalf. If no proxy was appointed and the time passed, a dam suffices. الفوزان added that if the الحاج missed the 11th day but stoned on the 12th and 13th, they should stone for the missed day (21 pebbles total for the 12th — 7+7+7 for the missed day, plus 21 for the current day) if they remember.
النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) permitted the herdsmen to delay their stoning, allowing them to stone on one day for two days.
النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) permitted the herdsmen to delay their stoning, allowing them to stone on one day for two days.
النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: 'Take your rites from me, for I do not know whether I will perform الحج after this الحج of mine.'
النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: 'Take your rites from me, for I do not know whether I will perform الحج after this الحج of mine.'
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
Missed stoning can be made up the following day. If the entire period passes, a dam is required. Stoning is واجب, and missing it does not invalidate الحج.
Al-Hidayah: missed stoning may be made up within the days of Tashriq, after which a dam is due.
The Maliki school holds that missed stoning can be made up within the days of Tashriq. After sunset on the 13th, the time has expired and a dam is due.
Al-Mudawwanah: missed stoning is made up within the remaining days; otherwise a penalty applies.
Missed stoning should be made up the following day. The الحاج stones for the missed day first in correct sequence, then for the current day. If the period expires, a dam is required.
Al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi: 'Missed stoning is made up the following day, and the missed day is stoned first.'
The Hanbali school permits making up missed stoning within the days of Tashriq, based on the hadith about the herdsmen. After the 13th, a dam is due.
Al-Mughni by ابن قدامة: the herdsmen's hadith establishes that stoning can be delayed and made up.
This is a scholarly summary, not a personal fatwa. Consult your scholar for personal rulings.
النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) permitted the herdsmen to delay their stoning, allowing them to stone on one day for two days.
Sunan al-Tirmidhi #955 (sahih)النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: 'Take your rites from me, for I do not know whether I will perform الحج after this الحج of mine.'
Sahih Muslim #1297 (sahih)