The ruling on one who traveled from Abha to Jeddah with the intention of performing 'Umrah but did not enter the state of ihram at the miqat

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. An Egyptian resident in the Kingdom in the city of Jeddah says: What is the ruling on one who came as a guest from Abha to Jeddah? He wanted to perform 'Umrah and stayed for three days. Is he entitled to enter the state of ihram from Jeddah? Or is it obligatory for him to enter the state of ihram from the miqat? Knowing that he went to perform 'Umrah, and one of the brothers told him that he must enter the state of ihram from the miqat. Does he owe a fidyah (ransom payment)? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If he came from Abha to Jeddah with the intention of performing 'Umrah, then it is obligatory for him to enter the state of ihram from the miqat that he passes on his way, and he must not pass it without entering the state of ihram. So if this questioner passed the miqat while intending to perform 'Umrah, on the pretext that he would go to Jeddah, and did not enter the state of ihram except from Jeddah, then his 'Umrah is valid, but he owes a fidyah (ransom payment), which is slaughtering a sheep in Makkah that is acceptable as an udhiyah (sacrifice), and he distributes it to the poor of the Haram, meaning the poor of Makkah; because he left an obligatory act of 'Umrah, which is entering the state of ihram from the miqat, and whoever leaves an obligatory act must offer a blood sacrifice. Yes.