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 Throwing
the pebbles is meant for stoning Satan, may Allah curse him.
The
pilgrims return to Mina on the 10th, and throw seven pebbles at a
stone pillar that represents the devil. This symbolizes Ibrahim’s
(Abraham) throwing stones at Satan when he tried to dissuade him
from sacrificing his son, Isma`il. Then the pilgrims sacrifice a
sheep, reminiscing the story of Ibrahim, who, in place of his son,
sacrificed a sheep that Allah had provided as a substitute.
The
devil is a real malicious enemy to mankind in general and Muslims
in particular; he wants to fetter and chain them with sins and
disobedience and to do what may invalidate their pilgrimage through
whispering to them as he tried to whisper to Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim),
peace and blessing be upon him. Satan does this only out of his
anger and dissatisfaction of the mercies being showered on the
pilgrims on that solemn occasion.
For
this, throwing the pebbles to stone Satan is a sign of following
the act of Prophet Abraham, peace and blessing be upon him, and a
way to degrade and humiliate Satan and show him that he is unable
to misguide the pilgrim or drag him into the hole of sinning.
No
doubt, all these are great pieces of wisdom meant for people who
have sound understanding.
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