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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Miqat for Those Coming from Sudan

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, Jeddah is opposite the people of al-Sajdah, and whoever is not from Jeddah and travels to Madinah, he enters the state of ihram from

Answer:
What we said is that Jeddah is the miqat for Sudan; we did not say that. We say there is a specific place in Sudan called Suwaqin that is opposite Jeddah. This is what they said: that he enters the state of ihram from Jeddah because he does not pass through the miqats. As for Southern Sudan and Northern Sudan, no. The miqat for Northern Sudan is al-Juhfah, and the miqat for Southern Sudan is al-Sa'diyyah, if they pass by them. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب فضله وبيان من فرض عليه — islamhouse.com (1:11:59)

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