Muzdalifah

Q: I recently went for Hajj alhamdulillah and I benefited a lot from the audio bayaans of Maulana Saleem Dhorat sahib and also a guide to Hajj booklet by Maulana. May Allah Ta'ala reward him abundantly aameen. It so happened that when we got to Muzdalifah, and after performing our maghrib and Esha prayers, we had something to eat and slept. Our group leader told us to get ready to move and we left Muzdalifah for Mina before Fajr. I was the only Hanafi. I had no alternative but to follow. So as I missed the wuquf from Fajr onwards, is dam wajib on me? 

Q: The Saudi authorities have included a considerable area of Muzdalifah into Mina proper and named it as New Mina and they accommodate pilgrims in this area as if it is Mina proper. However many haajis returning from Arafat in Haj also spend the night here as for all practical reasons it is actually a part of Muzdalifah as per the boundaries that existed during Prophet's time. So does Wuquuf of Muzdalifah of these Hajees get fulfilled? And also then what is the status of haajis who are lodged here (New Mina) instead of within the actual boundaries of Mina as it existed during the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's) era.

Q: Is it permissible for women and children to leave out spending the night in Muzdalifah?

Q: Is it compulsory for a haaji to spend the night in Muzdalifah?

Q: What is the Shar’ee ruling regarding a haaji who missed the wuqoof in Muzdalifah due to sickness? Will damm be waajib upon him?

Q: What is the shar’ee ruling regarding a Haaji who missed the wuqoof in Muzdalifah due to heavy traffic?

Q: What is the shar’ee ruling regarding a Haaji who missed the wuquf in Muzdalifah due to getting lost?