What is the criterion for exiting the state of ihram?

Question:
I ask you, may Allah preserve you, to clarify for us the criterion for exiting the state of ihram for one who intends to perform Hajj. Is it correct to say that the criterion is dire necessity, by analogy with being prevented (ihisar)?

Answer:
The criterion is when one is prevented from the House and unable to reach the House, whether by an enemy or by illness. An illness that incapacitates him and he cannot move, or an accident occurs in the car and he is broken and unable to go. This is being prevented. As for a person who is able to move despite a minor illness and his recovery is expected, he remains in the state of ihram. When he recovers, he goes and performs the rites for which he entered the state of ihram. But if something befalls him that prevents him, such that he cannot go, whether it is an enemy, an incapacitating illness, or fractures and things that prevent him from proceeding, then he is one who is prevented. He pays the ransom and exits the state of ihram.