If I bring my wife to Jeddah to stay with me, is it permissible for us to enter the state of ihram from Jeddah, or is it obligatory for her to enter ihram from the miqat first?

The questioner:
He says: I am a resident of Jeddah and work there. I have sought to obtain a visa to bring my wife from Egypt, and the authorities, may Allah reward them, have kindly granted this visa. The primary purpose of this visa is to enable her to perform the obligatory Hajj and then return to Egypt, if Allah wills. I ask you to clarify the following: Can she come to Jeddah and stay with me for a week or more, then perform Hajj alone while I am with her, and we enter ihram from Jeddah? Or is that not permissible? And is it better for her to enter ihram from the miqat before entering Jeddah, then proceed to Makkah to perform 'Umrah, then exit the state of ihram, so that her Hajj becomes tamattu'? In this case, of course, I must be with her. So, am I required to enter ihram to perform 'Umrah with her? Or is it permissible for me to accompany her in performing the rites of 'Umrah without entering ihram? Her Hajj would be tamattu', and my Hajj would be ifrad, if Allah wills. This is because there are not sufficient funds for the hady required for all of us in the case of tamattu'. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
Both options are permissible for him. What Allah wills. The first option is that you come to Jeddah without entering ihram, and stay in Jeddah. When the time for Hajj arrives, you take her to the miqat that she passed on her way from Egypt, which is, for example, al-Juhfah. If she came via the Egyptian route, you take her back to al-Juhfah, and she enters ihram from al-Juhfah, which is the miqat for the people of Egypt, the people of the Maghreb, the people of Sham, and whoever comes via that route. She enters ihram from al-Juhfah.

The presenter:
Which is now, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
It is al-Juhfah now; its name is al-Juhfah, and facilities for wudu and ghusl have been built there, and it has been organized by the surrounding authorities.

The presenter:
In Jaffar himself.

The Shaykh:
In al-Juhfah itself. If he enters ihram from al-Rabiyah, this suffices for al-Rabiyah, which is a little before al-Juhfah. If he enters ihram from al-Rabiyah, this suffices. And if he enters ihram from al-Juhfah, it is the miqat that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) designated.

The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings.

The Shaykh:
The important point is that she does not enter ihram from Jeddah. Okay. Because she is coming from Egypt with the intention of Hajj. Okay. So she returns to the miqat and enters ihram from there. That is one option. Okay. The second option is that she enters ihram with 'Umrah upon her arrival from the miqat. Yes. And she performs the 'Umrah. Then she returns and stays in Jeddah. When Hajj comes, she enters ihram for Hajj. If this 'Umrah is in the months of Hajj, meaning after 'Id al-Fitr, yes, after 'Id al-Fitr, yes, then she is a mutamatti'ah, and the fidyah of tamattu' is upon her. This is regarding her.

The presenter:
Okay. Okay.

The Shaykh:
As for you, it is permissible for you to enter ihram with her for 'Umrah, and perform 'Umrah with her, and be a mutamatti' like her. And it is permissible for you to go with her and enter ihram from the miqat, and you do not enter ihram, or you do not enter ihram when Hajj comes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you. If one changes this miqat, Shafalah, and goes to another miqat, is the ruling the same?

The Shaykh:
It is necessary to use the miqat that one passed and went beyond.

The presenter:
Okay, may Allah reward you with good, or may Allah reward you.