Is it permissible for me to take a ghusl (full ritual bath) at home before the miqat (boundary at which ihram is entered), due to the heavy congestion?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to take a ghusl at home before the miqat, because of the heavy congestion that occurs at the miqat?

The Shaykh:
Taking a ghusl is not obligatory; taking a ghusl for entering ihram is not obligatory, it is only recommended (mustahabb) if it is easy. If you take a ghusl at your home and the distance is short, and it does not last, so that dirt and dust get on you, there is no harm in that.

The presenter:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says: And if I take a ghusl before the miqat, is it necessary for me to put on the ihram clothes immediately after the ghusl?

The Shaykh:
No, this is not required. You take a ghusl, and when you reach the miqat, you put on the ihram clothes, make the intention, and recite the talbiyah. Or, for example, you take a ghusl in Riyadh and go to the plane, and when you are level with the miqat in the air, you enter ihram and put on the ihram clothes. Yes, when entering ihram, yes.