Nigerians shouldn’t stone the devil again, says Emir of Kano,Alhaji Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, is
saddened about the loss of many lives at the stoning of the
devil rites during the recent Hajj.
He has advised the federal government to encourage Nigerians who go to Hajj in future
to skip that part of the rite unless they get spaces close to Jamrat where the stoning
takes place.
According to the Nation, Alhaji Sanusi told Sokoto pilgrims in
the Holy Land that stoning of the devil is not worth the blood
of any Muslim adding that the refusal to perform the stoning
of devil rituals does not in any way invalidate one's Hajj.
He said:"During the era of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), he permitted pilgrims who
came on camels to stay in
Makkah after Arafat, instead of staying in Mina and
sleeping at Muzdalifa.
"So, if the Prophet could give such grace to some people, just to protect their animals,
why didn't our scholars
educate our people properly to avoid this untoward
hardship and death.
"Therefore, it will be part of my recommendations to the
federal government that, if we cannot get accommodation
close to Jamrat where the Arabs reside in Mina, then this
year may be the last time we will sleep in Mina and
Muzdalifa because we want to stone the devil.
"Besides that, if one deliberately refuses to even perform
the stoning of the devil rituals, all he needs to do is to slaughter a ram.
So, if this is the situation, why do we go
and suffer and die instead of sacrificing a ram?
"As is it presently, sleeping in Mina and Muzdalifa is not
backed by any Hadith or verse of the Qur'an. So, why do we continue to do it?"