Is stopping at the miqat required for entering the state of ihram?

The questioner : May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and benefit us with your knowledge. The questioner says: He intended to enter the state of ihram and wore the ihram clothes from Riyadh, but when he reached the miqat, he did not stop at the miqat.

The Shaykh : By car, as if he was in a car, I mean. Yes.

The questioner : And he reached Makkah. Does he owe anything?

The Shaykh : I do not know if he intended to enter the state of ihram when he passed by the miqat while traveling. If that is the case, he owes nothing, because it is not a condition that he stop. For example, if he passed by the miqat and said, "Labbaik Allahumma labbaik," and did not stop, there is no blame on him. However, if he did not intend it until he reached Makkah, he has left the obligatory act, which is entering the state of ihram from the miqat. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say that whoever leaves an obligatory act must pay a fidyah (ransom payment) by slaughtering an animal in Makkah and distributing it to the poor. Yes.