Mabit

What Does Mabit Mean in Detail?

Mabit is a Wajib act of Haji that applies at two locations. First, at Muzdalifah on the night of the 10th of Dzulhijjah: after departing Arafah at sunset, jamaah haji travel to Muzdalifah where they combine and shorten Maghrib and Isha shalat, 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 Mina during the nights of Tashreeq (11th, 12th, and 13th): jamaah haji must spend the majority of each night in Mina. The Hanafi school considers the Mabit at Mina 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 jamaah haji' needs) were exempted by Nabi. Missing Mabit without a valid excuse requires the jamaah haji to offer Dam (sacrifice) as a penalty.