Some person left Muzdalifah in the first third of night because he had women with him

Q 1: Someone performed Hajj to Al-Bayt-ul-Haram (the Sacred House, another name for the Ka`bah) and says that he left Al-Muzdalifah in the first third of night, at approximately 10 P.M., because he had women with him. What is incumbent upon all of them, may Allah reward you?

A 1: Whoever leaves Al-Muzdalifah before midnight without a legal excuse, such as illness, has not fulfilled the obligation of spending the night there and must slaughter a sheep in Makkah meeting the same conditions for Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims). It should be distributed among the poor within the Sacred Precincts. This is because the least time required to fulfill the obligation of spending the night in Muzdalifah is until midnight, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not permit the weak persons to leave Muzdalifah until after midnight.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.