The Boundaries of the Miqat and the Ruling on Passing It Without Entering Ihram

Question:
This is a question about the boundaries of the miqat. He says: As we know, if a person intends to perform Hajj or 'Umrah and then passes the miqat without entering ihram, he must either go back and enter ihram from the miqat, or he is required to offer a sacrificial animal. The question is: What are the boundaries of the miqat? Is it the mosque where one prays and enters ihram, or is it the valley surrounding it? In other words, if a person passes the mosque by a few meters and then enters ihram, has he fulfilled the obligation, or do we say that he has violated the obligation?

Answer:
The mosque is not a miqat; rather, the miqat is the valley, the Valley of Mahrab or the Valley of the Flood. Yes, the valley. If one passes the valley into Makkah, he has passed the miqat. The Valley of Mahrab, the Valley of the Flood, and the Valley of Dhul-Hulayfah near Madinah are these miqats from which one enters the state of ihram. And this is al-Juhfah, and these are valleys. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.