due to this report, and because it is not guaranteed during the breaking of the stone that something might fly towards his face and harm him. It is recommended that the pebbles be the size of the pebbles used for throwing with the fingers (al-khadhf), due to this report and to the statement of Jabir in his hadith (3): "Each pebble of them was like the size of the pebbles thrown with the fingers." Sulayman ibn Amr ibn al-Ahwas narrated from his mother, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O people, when you throw the Jamrah, throw with the likes of the pebbles thrown with the fingers." Narrated by Abu Dawud (5). Al-Athram said: It should be larger than a chickpea and smaller than a hazelnut. Ibn Umar used to throw with something the size of sheep droppings. If he throws with a large stone, it has been narrated from Ahmad that he said: It does not suffice him until he brings pebbles as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded this size and forbade exceeding it, and a command implies (6) obligation (7), and a prohibition implies the invalidity of that which is prohibited; furthermore, throwing with a large stone might harm those whom it hits. Some of our companions said: It suffices him, though he has abandoned the Sunnah, because he has indeed thrown with a stone; the ruling is the same regarding the small one.

Section: The throwing is valid with anything that is called a pebble, which is small stones, whether it is black, white, or red, whether it is from marble, baram (8), marw (which is flint), alabaster, kadh-dhan (9), or whetstone. This (10) is the opinion of Malik and al-Shafi'i.