Entering the state of ihram for 'Umrah from Jeddah for one who came from Riyadh

Question:
Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We traveled from Riyadh to Jeddah to buy a car, and we said while we were in Riyadh that once we finished buying the car, we would perform 'Umrah. So we entered the state of ihram from Jeddah after finishing the purchase of the car. Is what we did valid?

Answer:
The 'Umrah is valid, but you have a duty, because it is obligatory for you to enter the state of ihram from the miqat, as long as you intended to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh. You should have entered the state of ihram from the miqat, then gone to Jeddah, and you would have been in the state of ihram. It is not permissible for you to delay the ihram. And you wanted to perform 'Umrah? Yes. So you are between two options: either you enter the state of ihram from the miqat, and then you are between two options: either you intend to go to Makkah and perform the 'Umrah, then go out to Jeddah; or you go to Jeddah and buy the car while you are in the state of ihram, then go down to Makkah to perform the 'Umrah. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you