The ruling on entering ihram from al-Taif or Riyadh

Question:
Abu 'Abdullah says: Honorable Shaykh, I will travel, if Allah wills, from Riyadh to al-Taif and stay there for one day. Do I enter ihram from al-Taif or from Riyadh? As everyone knows, Honorable Shaykh, there may be crowds in Wadi Muharram during the days of Hajj. So do I enter ihram from al-Taif or from Riyadh?

Answer:
Riyadh is not a place for entering ihram; rather, one enters ihram from the miqat, which is al-Sayl al-Kabir or Wadi Muharram, after passing al-Taif while heading toward Makkah. This is the place for entering ihram. However, if he prepares for ihram before reaching the miqat by taking a bath, cleaning himself, and applying perfume, and then, when he reaches the miqat, he has prepared himself by cleaning, perfuming, bathing, removing his sewn clothes, and wearing the izar and rida, this is preparation for ihram and is permissible before the miqat, meaning.
And when he passes or aligns with the miqat, passing the miqat or aligning with it, he makes the intention and recites the talbiyah. And he enters into the state.
And this answers the last part of the question, which is that he prepares from al-Taif, from his house or residence in al-Taif, by bathing, applying perfume, cleaning himself, removing his sewn clothes, and wearing the izar and rida without making the intention. Then, when he reaches the miqat, he makes the intention and recites the talbiyah. Yes.