LessonsBook of Hajj: Jamrat al-Aqabah, Sacrifice, Hair Removal, and First ReleaseQuiz

فَيَرْمِيهَا مِنْ بَطْنِ الْوَادِي بِسَبْعِ حَصَيَاتٍ مِثْلِ الْخَذْفِ.
Translation: He stones it from the valley floor using seven small pebbles of the khadhf type.

The text specifies two different things: seven pebbles and their small size. Khadhf evokes the sort of small pebble flicked with the fingers, not large stones or unrelated objects.

Min baṭn al-wādī describes the historical approach from the valley floor. Modern multilevel structures and official pathways must be respected; it is not an instruction to enter an unsafe route.

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Seven pebbles and the described direction

Book of Hajj: Jamrat al-Aqabah, Sacrifice, Hair Removal, and First Release

فَيَرْمِيهَا مِنْ بَطْنِ الْوَادِي بِسَبْعِ حَصَيَاتٍ مِثْلِ الْخَذْفِ.
Translation: He stones it from the valley floor using seven small pebbles of the khadhf type.

The text specifies two different things: seven pebbles and their small size. Khadhf evokes the sort of small pebble flicked with the fingers, not large stones or unrelated objects.

Min baṭn al-wādī describes the historical approach from the valley floor. Modern multilevel structures and official pathways must be respected; it is not an instruction to enter an unsafe route.