Mabit

What Does Mabit Mean in Detail?

Mabit is a Wajib act of হজ্জ that applies at two locations. First, at মুযদালিফা on the night of the 10th of Dhul Hijjah: after departing আরাফাত at sunset, হাজীগণ travel to মুযদালিফা where they combine and shorten Maghrib and Isha সালাতs, collect pebbles for stoning, and spend the night under the open sky. The minimum requirement according to most scholars is being present during the second half of the night or at least at dawn. Concessions are granted to the elderly, sick, and women with children to leave after midnight. Second, at মিনা during the nights of Tashreeq (11th, 12th, and 13th): হাজীগণ must spend the majority of each night in মিনা. The Hanafi school considers the Mabit at মিনা as Sunnah rather than Wajib, while the other three schools consider it Wajib. Those with valid excuses (such as water carriers or shepherds caring for হাজীগণ' needs) were exempted by নবী করীম. Missing Mabit without a valid excuse requires the হাজী to offer Dam (sacrifice) as a penalty.