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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it forbidden for the people of Makkah to enter the state of ihram from Makkah for 'Umrah?

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Question : But we encountered this in 'Umrah. Is it forbidden for the people of Makkah to enter the state of ihram from Makkah for 'Umrah, or not? Some scholars held that it is permissible for one to enter the state of ihram from Makkah, taking the apparent meaning of the hadith.

Answer : But this is a weak opinion. The correct view is that the people of Makkah enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah from the Haram (the area outside the sacred precinct). This is indicated by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He said to Aishaقال لعائشة
Rather, he saidبل قال
to her brother when she wanted to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah on the night of al-Husba, saying, "Take your sister out of the Haram so that she can enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah." It was said that Aisha was from the non-Makkan people (al-Afaqiyun).
The answer to this is that this is not a determining factor, because if a non-Makkan wants to perform Hajj while he is in Makkah, from where does he enter the state of ihram? From Makkah. So if the operative cause were that she is from the non-Makkans, we would say that the non-Makkans enter the state of ihram for Hajj from the Haram, from outside the sacred precinct. But the operative cause is that every act of worship requires a person to combine the Halam (the area outside the sacred precinct) and the Haram (the sacred precinct) in it. Every act of worship requires a person to combine the Halam and the Haram in it.
So in 'Umrah, we say: go out to the Halam and enter the state of ihram. In Hajj, we say that he will combine the Halam and the Haram, and that is by standing at 'Arafah, because 'Arafah is in the Halam. Then, the one who comes to the House must come to it from outside the Haram.
Otherwise, his circumambulation would be a circumambulation that is not the circumambulation of the pilgrimage. The one who comes to the House for an act of worship must come to it from the Halam; otherwise, his circumambulation would not be the circumambulation of the pilgrimage. The evidence is: when does the circumambulation of Tawaf al-Ifadah take place? After standing at 'Arafah, so the person comes to the House from the Halam. Likewise, in 'Umrah, we say that one must go out to the Halam so that he comes to the House from the Halam.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2870 - هل يحرم أهل مكة من مكة في العمرة؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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