The Ruling on a Woman Traveling Without a Mahram and the Miqat for 'Umrah

Question:
A questioner says: The mother came from Riyadh without a mahram, and her young sons were with her. She stayed in Jeddah for five days and did not enter the state of ihram, although she had intended to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh. She heard from some scholars that it is permissible for her to enter ihram from Jeddah, so she has now come to Makkah and wants to perform the 'Umrah.

Answer:
First, her coming from Riyadh without a mahram is forbidden for her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, it is not permissible for her to travel, and she must repent and not return to such a thing. The young children are not sufficient; they are not a mahram. It is a condition for the mahram that he be a mature, sane man. As for a child and one who has not reached puberty, he does not count as a mahram.
As for the issue of the 'Umrah, if she intended to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh, then her miqat is the miqat of the people of Riyadh, which is al-Sayl or Wadi Mahram (al-Sayl al-Kabir). She is required to return to al-Sayl and enter ihram from there, because it was obligatory for her from the beginning that when she reached the miqat, she should enter ihram from it and not pass it. So she must return to the miqat and enter ihram from there.
And if she leaves the 'Umrah, the 'Umrah is not obligatory and it is not required. But if she has a mahram who will take her to al-Sayl and she enters ihram from there, then she returns to al-Sayl and enters ihram from there. If she enters ihram from anywhere else, she owes a fidyah (ransom payment). Yes.