HAJJ
Merits and Precepts
  by
Maulana Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Leaving Arafat Before Sunset


Rule Of Action
If a person left Arafat before sunset, a Dam would be obligatory despite the fact that he might have left Arafat in order to take hold of stray camel or a to look for a person. If indeed he returned before sunset, the Dam would be eliminated but if he returned after sunset the Dam would stand. (Zubda).