Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of
Nigeria, was filmed carrying out the symbolic "stoning of the devil"
at this year's hajj.
The first lady joined other
Muslim pilgrims on Saturday to pray on Mount Arafat as part of the hajj rites.
From there, they headed to Muzdalifah .
While leaving Muzdalifah, the
first lady shared a video showing her collecting pebbles for the "stoning
of the devil".
First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha
Buhari filmed "stoning the devil" during this year
She captioned it:
"Alhamdullilah, we are now leaving Muzdalifah collecting pebbles for the
jumarat."
Aisha Buhari later shared another
video showing her performing the Jamarat (symbolic stoning of devil).
According to Wikipedia, the
Stoning of the Devil is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy
city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. During the ritual, Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles
at three walls, called jamar?t, in the city of Mina just east of Mecca.
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