Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: Should the people of Mecca perform four rak'ahs or two rak'ahs in Arafat? And if the Amir al-Hajj is also a resident of Mecca, should he perform four rak'ahs or two rak'ahs of Zuhr and Asr in Arafat? And while the people of Mecca are staying in Mina, should they shorten the prayers or not? He replied: The people of Mecca, as long as they are in Mina and Arafat, should perform two rak'ahs and continue to shorten the prayers until they return to Mecca, and if the Amir al-Hajj is a resident of Mecca, he should also shorten the prayers in Arafah and Mina.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If someone is a resident of Mina, he should not shorten the prayer, rather he should perform the full four units as long as he remains in Mina. Similarly, if someone is a resident of Arafat, he should also not shorten the prayer there.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Whoever, upon sighting the moon of Dhu al-Hijjah, comes to Makkah and enters into the state of ihram for Hajj, then as long as he remains in Makkah, he should perform the full four rak‘ahs (in prayers). This is because he has intended to stay for more than four nights.

It reached Yahya ibn Sa'id that Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, went out on the eleventh day when some of the day had passed, and he said the takbir, and the people also said the takbir with him. Then on the next day he went out when some of the day had passed and said the takbir, and the people also said the takbir with him, so that one takbir would be joined with another and the sound would reach the House of Allah, and the people would know that Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, had gone out to perform the stoning.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In our view, the ruling is that Takbeer should be recited after every prayer during the days of Tashreeq, and Takbeer should begin after the Zuhr prayer on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr), and end at the Fajr prayer on the thirteenth day. The Imam should recite the Takbeer and the people should recite it with him when they finish the prayer. This Takbeer is obligatory upon both men and women, whether they pray in congregation or alone, whether they are in Mina or in other lands. The distant pilgrims should follow the Imam of Hajj in Mina, and the nearby pilgrims should follow the Imam in the stoning of the Jamarat and the Takbeerat, because in this way, when they perform these acts and complete the Ihram, all the pilgrims will be equal in «حل» . That is, in completing the rites of Hajj, all will be equal. However, those who are not pilgrims should not follow the pilgrims except in the Takbeerat of Tashreeq.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that in the Speech of Allah, the Days of Tashreeq are meant.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made his camel kneel down at Batha, which is in Dhul-Hulaifa, and prayed there. Nafi' said: And Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to do the same.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that whoever performs Hajj and returns to Madinah should stop at Mu'arras and pray there, and if it is not the time for prayer, he should stay until the time for prayer comes, then pray as many rak'ahs as he wishes, because it has reached me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stayed there at night, and our master Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, also made his camel kneel there.

It is narrated from Nafi‘ that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to perform Zuhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers at Muhassab, then go to Makkah at night and perform Tawaf of the Ka‘bah.

It is narrated from Nafi‘ that people said that Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed a few men for the task of turning people back towards Mina from behind the Jamrah ‘Aqabah.