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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on entering the state of ihram for Hajj from Jeddah for one who came to visit relatives

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Question:
This questioner says: I am from Yemen, and I came to visit some of my relatives in Jeddah. Then I entered the state of ihram from Jeddah for Hajj alone (ifrad). Is my Hajj valid, and is there any harm in that?

Answer:
If, when you headed to Jeddah, you did not intend to perform Hajj, but rather intended to perform Hajj in Jeddah, initiating it from Jeddah, then there is no harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And whoever is less than that, meaning less than the miqats, his place of departure is from where he initiated it.ومن كان دون ذلك يعني دون المواقيت فمهله من حيث أنشأ
until he is assigned from Makkah. So if, when you passed the miqat, you did not intend Hajj, but only intended to visit a group in Jeddah, and then it occurred to you and you initiated Hajj from Jeddah, you perform Hajj from Jeddah, there is no harm, yes.
Likewise, if a person visits Makkah for relatives or needs in Makkah, and then wants to perform Hajj, he may perform it in Makkah, provided he did not intend Hajj when he passed by Qura, but only intended it in Makkah, yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 2 — archive.org (1:07:00)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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