I say that I intend to travel to my country, but before I travel, I want to perform a voluntary 'Umrah for Allah the Exalted. I have stayed in Jeddah for a few days, and I am coming from al-Qasim.
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The questioner : He says that he intends to travel to his country, but before he travels, he wants to perform a voluntary 'Umrah for Allah the Exalted. He has stayed in Jeddah for a few days, and he is coming from al-Qasim. Is it permissible for him to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah from Jeddah, or what is obligatory for him to do?
The Shaykh : If you traveled to Jeddah without the intention of 'Umrah, but the idea of 'Umrah occurred to you while you were in Jeddah, then you enter the state of ihram from there, and there is no blame on you, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) when he mentioned the miqats, he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1524 However, if you traveled from al-Qasim with the intention of 'Umrah, determined to perform it, then it is obligatory for you to enter the state of ihram from the miqat you passed, and it is not permissible for you to enter the state of ihram from Jeddah, because you are before the miqat. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he designated the miqats and said: Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:296 So, if you have not done anything yet, you should return to the miqat you passed first and enter the state of ihram from it, and do not enter the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The questioner : And he does not have to do anything after that?
The Shaykh : He does not have to do anything, because he has fulfilled what is required of him by returning to the miqat and entering the state of ihram from it.
The questioner : Yes, so his 'Umrah by entering the state of ihram from Jeddah is not valid?
The Shaykh : No, if he entered the state of ihram from Jeddah and performed the 'Umrah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he did not intend 'Umrah except from Jeddah, meaning that his arrival from al-Qasim to Jeddah was not for the purpose of 'Umrah, and then it occurred to him, then he also owes nothing, because he did what was required of him. But if he was determined to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, but he passed the miqat before entering the state of ihram, and then entered the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The questioner : This is what I mean...
The Shaykh : Then, according to the scholars, he owes a fidyah, which is a sacrificial animal that he slaughters in Makkah and gives as charity to the poor, and his 'Umrah is valid.
The questioner : Yes, and he is not required to repeat it by entering the state of ihram from the miqat?
The Shaykh : He is not required to.
The questioner : He is not required to do so.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If you traveled to Jeddah without the intention of 'Umrah, but the idea of 'Umrah occurred to you while you were in Jeddah, then you enter the state of ihram from there, and there is no blame on you, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) when he mentioned the miqats, he said:
and whoever is living within these boundaries can assume lhram from the place he starts, and the people of Mecca can assume Ihram from Mecca.
ومن كان دون ذلك فمن حيث أنشأ حتى أهل مكة من مكةThey are for them, and for whoever comes to them from among those who are not their people, who intends Hajj or 'Umrah.
هن لهن ولمن أتى عليهن من غير أهلهن ممن يُريد الحج أو العمرةThe questioner : And he does not have to do anything after that?
The Shaykh : He does not have to do anything, because he has fulfilled what is required of him by returning to the miqat and entering the state of ihram from it.
The questioner : Yes, so his 'Umrah by entering the state of ihram from Jeddah is not valid?
The Shaykh : No, if he entered the state of ihram from Jeddah and performed the 'Umrah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he did not intend 'Umrah except from Jeddah, meaning that his arrival from al-Qasim to Jeddah was not for the purpose of 'Umrah, and then it occurred to him, then he also owes nothing, because he did what was required of him. But if he was determined to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, but he passed the miqat before entering the state of ihram, and then entered the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The questioner : This is what I mean...
The Shaykh : Then, according to the scholars, he owes a fidyah, which is a sacrificial animal that he slaughters in Makkah and gives as charity to the poor, and his 'Umrah is valid.
The questioner : Yes, and he is not required to repeat it by entering the state of ihram from the miqat?
The Shaykh : He is not required to.
The questioner : He is not required to do so.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.