We are going to Jeddah for a few days, so if we want to perform 'Umrah, we will return to the miqat of al-Sayl. What is your guidance on our action?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We are residents of Riyadh and we want to perform 'Umrah. We are going to, and we want to go to, Jeddah for a few days. Then, if we want to perform 'Umrah, we will return to the miqat of al-Sayl and enter the state of ihram from there. Is our action correct?

The Shaykh:
We performed 'Umrah.

The questioner:
He says: We are residents of Riyadh and we want to perform 'Umrah. We will go to Jeddah for a few days. If we want to perform 'Umrah, we will return to the miqat of al-Sayl, which we passed previously. Is our action correct?

The Shaykh:
This is correct, provided you do not enter the state of ihram from Jeddah. If you enter the state of ihram from al-Sayl, it is correct. However, it is easier and better for you to enter the state of ihram as soon as you reach al-Sayl, pass through Makkah, perform 'Umrah, and then go up to Jeddah, where you can stay as long as you wish. Yes.

The presenter:
You.

The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.