From where does one enter the state of ihram if he goes to Jeddah and intends to perform 'Umrah?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: A person was staying in Makkah, then he went to Jeddah Airport, and then he returned to Makkah to perform 'Umrah. From where does he enter the state of ihram?

Answer:
He enters the state of ihram from the miqat (boundary) that he passes through. If he intends 'Umrah in Jeddah, he enters the state of ihram from Jeddah, at the miqat from where he began. As for one who is beyond that, meaning beyond the miqats, he enters the state of ihram from where he began, meaning from where he intended. So he enters the state of ihram from Jeddah.