The ruling on entering the state of ihram from Jeddah for one arriving by air

Question:
May Allah reward you. The sender says: Some issue a ruling for those coming for Hajj by air that they should enter the state of ihram from Jeddah, while others deny that. What is the correct view in this matter? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated the miqat boundaries for those coming from distant lands to Makkah, assigning a specific miqat in each direction. He said: “These are for their people and for anyone who comes upon them from outside their area who intends Hajj or 'Umrah.” Therefore, it is not permissible for one who passes the miqat intending Hajj or 'Umrah to pass it without being in the state of ihram. If he passes it and does not enter the state of ihram until after passing it, he has neglected an obligatory part of the rites, which he must make up with a sacrificial animal. If he remembers or learns of this before entering the state of ihram, he should return and enter the state of ihram from the miqat he passed. Jeddah is not a miqat except for its residents, and for one who intends Hajj or 'Umrah from there, it becomes his miqat. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “And whoever’s home is beyond that, his miqat is from his home or from where he begins,” means where he forms the intention. As for the one who passes the miqat while intending Hajj and 'Umrah, it is not permissible for him to pass it without being in the state of ihram. Yes.