The ruling on one who intends to enter the state of ihram and then abandons it

Question : Yes. That is fine. We said that Hajj and 'Umrah are not invalidated even by intention. But, Shaykh, if he made a firm resolve, and then we told him that this resolve is not valid, what is obligatory upon him?

Answer : Nothing is obligatory upon him. That is to say, if he refuses to enter the state of ihram and says, "People, I have belittled this act of worship," then nothing is obligatory upon him, because this intention had no effect.