The Miqat for Ihram for One Who Resides in Jeddah and Takes His Family to Madinah

Question:
The questioner says: A man resides in Jeddah and wants to perform Hajj this year. He also wants to take his family to Madinah. Should he enter the state of ihram from the miqat of the people of Madinah, or from Jeddah?

Answer:
If he is a resident of Jeddah, then he must enter the state of ihram from Jeddah. Even if he goes elsewhere to take his family or for other needs and then returns, he enters the state of ihram from his home, from the miqat of his home, which is before the designated miqats. The miqat of his home is where he is, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated the miqats and said (peace and blessings be upon him): “And whoever is before that, before the miqats, his miqat is from his home, until the people of Makkah.” So the one in Jeddah is from Jeddah, the one in Umm al-Salam is from Umm al-Salam, and the one in al-Sharai’ is from al-Sharai’. If he wants to perform Hajj, he enters the state of ihram from his place, or if he wants to perform ‘Umrah, he enters the state of ihram from his place. Yes.