2.    Departing from ‘Arafat before the sun has set is not permissible, because the messenger of Allah (peace be on him) stayed at ‘Arafat’ until the sun had set completely.  

3.   Struggling through crowds in order to climb Mount ‘Arafat is not permissible, because it causes much harm and injury to others.  The entire Plain of ‘Arafat is a place of standing and neither climbing Mount ‘Arafat nor making salah there has been recommended.  

4.    Making supplications facing Mount ‘Arafat’ is incorrect because the Sunnah is to face qiblah while making supplication.

5.    Making heaps of earth or pebbles: during the day of ‘Arafat’ at particular places, by some people, has no base in the Shariah of Allah.  

Fifth: Errors related to Muzdalifah:

1.   Some pilgrims start collecting pebbles to throw at the Stone Pillars in Mina as soon as they arrive in Muzdalifah prior to praying the Magrib and Isha prayers.  This is not collected at Muzdalifah.

      The correct position is that the pebbles can be collected anywhere within the boundaries of al_Haram (the territory or precints of Makkah).  It is known that the Prophet (peace be on him) did not ask that the pebbles for Jamratul-Aqabah be picked up for him from Muzdalifah.  They were picked up for him, in the morning, after leaving Muzdalifah and on entering Mina.  The rest of the pebbles were picked up, for him, from Mina, Too.

2.   Some pilgrims wash the pebbles, but this is not recommended.