Unable to throw the pebbles

Q: Last year my wife and I performed the obligation of Hajj, may Allah accept it from us and all (Part No. 11; Page No. 287) Muslims. The first and second days of stoning (the pillars during Hajj) went well, but on the third the owner of the agency we traveled with told us that the bus would move around twelve noon to Makkah Al-Mukarramah to perform Tawaf-ul-Wada` (Farewell circumambulation around the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah). Due to the crowds on the third day, my wife was unable to stone, although I accompanied her to the Jamarat (pillars at which stones are thrown during Hajj) twice. First we went at 12:30, and the second time at 1:30 pm. The crowds prevented my wife from stoning the Jamarat herself; therefore, she had me perform the stoning on her behalf. The question is, what is the ruling regarding stoning on behalf of my wife, although she was not ill but was prevented by the crowds? If her stoning is invalid, what must she do for her Hajj to be valid? Kindly give us your Fatwa, may Allah reward you.

A: Your stoning on behalf of your wife on the twelfth of Dhul-Hijjah is valid, and there is nothing wrong with what you did for her, as the crowds on the day of Nafr (departure) prevented her from performing this religious rite herself.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.