The ruling on one who performs 'Umrah, then goes to al-Madinah and intends to perform Hajj

The questioner:
He came to Riyadh intending to perform tamattu' by combining 'Umrah with Hajj, and he only went to al-Madinah for a short time, and he is returning without having entered the state of ihram from al-Madinah.

The Shaykh:
The safest course for him is to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, or for Hajj, from al-Madinah. If he goes to al-Madinah after his 'Umrah and then intends to return, the safest course for him is to enter the state of ihram for Hajj from al-Madinah, or for a new 'Umrah, because of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to them and to whoever comes to them from among those who have not left a trace of those who intended the Hajj. This man came from al-Madinah intending the Hajj, so the safest course for him in this case is to enter the state of ihram for a new 'Umrah, or for the Hajj, and remain in his state of ihram until he completes the Hajj. Since he has already performed the first 'Umrah, he should be careful regarding his religion; because he has now come from al-Madinah and passed the miqat intending the Hajj, what is recommended for him is to enter the state of ihram in this situation. If he does not enter the state of ihram, and only enters it for Makkah, we hope that nothing is required of him, due to the doubt, since he has already performed the ritual, meaning he has performed the ritual of 'Umrah.

Another questioner:
Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh:
...on anything. So, as a precaution, he left the miqat. This is good, if Allah wills, because of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt, and be wary of the doubtful matters." Because it appears that it is obligatory for him to enter the state of ihram from al-Madinah, since he came with the intention of performing Hajj from al-Madinah, to perform Hajj from the miqat.