MINA: This year’s Hajj pilgrims completed the second day of Tashreeq on Friday, following the ritual stoning of the three pillars at the Jamarat complex in Mina.
Almost 1.71 million pilgrims have performed Hajj this year, with the majority taking part in the stoning ritual with ease and comfort, thanks to extensive supervision by Saudi security, health and emergency personnel deployed throughout the area.
Thousands of officers, medical teams and field workers monitored crowd density and responded rapidly to emergencies, helping pilgrims move safely from their tents to the Jamarat complex.
Under Islamic jurisprudence, pilgrims who complete the stoning on Dhul Hijjah 12 may opt for Ta’ajjul, or hastened Hajj, allowing them to proceed to Makkah to perform Tawaf Al-Wada, or farewell circumambulation, before leaving Mina prior to sunset. Those who remain in Mina beyond that time are required to stay for a third day and complete the final stoning on the 13th.
After completing the ritual stoning by casting seven pebbles at each pillar, groups of pilgrims proceeded to the Grand Mosque in Makkah to perform the final tawaf before journeying back to their home countries.
