The ruling on entering ihram from Jeddah for the people of Najd

Question : This questioner says: I, O Shaykh, have intended to perform the obligatory Hajj this year, and it is my intention, if Allah wills, to go to Jeddah to stay with one of my relatives there. When the days of Hajj arrive, I will enter ihram from Jeddah and come to Makkah to perform the obligation. Is it permissible for me to do this? Knowing that I am from the people of Najd, from Riyadh, and I will go to Jeddah on the fourth or fifth of Dhul-Hijjah? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer : This is not permissible. It is obligatory for a person who passes by the miqat while intending Hajj or 'Umrah to enter ihram from it. Praise be to Allah, the matter is not difficult. He enters ihram from the miqat and goes to his relatives in Jeddah. Only two or three days remain until Hajj, so he continues or enters Makkah and becomes a mutamatti'. He performs 'Umrah and exits ihram from it, then goes out to Jeddah. When the time for Hajj comes, he enters ihram for Hajj from Jeddah.