One who enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then faces an obstacle: is it permissible for him to return to his hometown?
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The questioner : This questioner says: A person entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and then an obstacle arose for him. Is it permissible for him to cancel the 'Umrah and return to his hometown?
The Shaykh : If the one who entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then faced an obstacle had made a condition at the beginning of his ihram, saying, "If I am prevented, my place of exiting ihram is where I am prevented," and he feared at the time of making this condition that an obstacle might arise that would prevent him from completing the 'Umrah, then if an obstacle arises that prevents him from completing the 'Umrah, he may exit his state of ihram and return to his hometown. However, if he did not make this condition, he remains in the state of ihram until he returns to Makkah to complete the 'Umrah.
The questioner : If a man entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then news reached him before he completed it that he must return to his hometown.
The Shaykh : In this case, we tell him: either complete the 'Umrah and then return to your hometown, or remain in your state of ihram even if you return to your hometown, until you return to Makkah. Indeed, until you return to Makkah and complete your 'Umrah. Yes, if something happens to him that he feared for himself, which prevents him from completing the 'Umrah, such as an accident that makes it impossible for him to complete the 'Umrah, then in this case he slaughters a sacrificial animal at the place where he is prevented and exits the state of ihram.
The questioner : The stronger opinion.
The Shaykh : Based on the generality of the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Baqarah 2:196] He says: If an obstacle arises for him in his person that prevents him from completing the 'Umrah, then according to the stronger opinion, he exits the state of ihram, but he owes the sacrificial animal.
The questioner : He owes the sacrificial animal.
The Shaykh : That is, he slaughters it. And he is also required to shave his head or shorten his hair.
The Shaykh : If the one who entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then faced an obstacle had made a condition at the beginning of his ihram, saying, "If I am prevented, my place of exiting ihram is where I am prevented," and he feared at the time of making this condition that an obstacle might arise that would prevent him from completing the 'Umrah, then if an obstacle arises that prevents him from completing the 'Umrah, he may exit his state of ihram and return to his hometown. However, if he did not make this condition, he remains in the state of ihram until he returns to Makkah to complete the 'Umrah.
The questioner : If a man entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then news reached him before he completed it that he must return to his hometown.
The Shaykh : In this case, we tell him: either complete the 'Umrah and then return to your hometown, or remain in your state of ihram even if you return to your hometown, until you return to Makkah. Indeed, until you return to Makkah and complete your 'Umrah. Yes, if something happens to him that he feared for himself, which prevents him from completing the 'Umrah, such as an accident that makes it impossible for him to complete the 'Umrah, then in this case he slaughters a sacrificial animal at the place where he is prevented and exits the state of ihram.
The questioner : The stronger opinion.
The Shaykh : Based on the generality of the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals
فَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِThe questioner : He owes the sacrificial animal.
The Shaykh : That is, he slaughters it. And he is also required to shave his head or shorten his hair.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1603- من أحرم للعمرة ثم عرض له عارض هل يجوز له ان يرجع لبلده/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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