Passing the Miqat and Entering Ihram from Elsewhere: A Fidyah Is Required

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A female listener, your sister S-S-S, asks and says: When I came to perform 'Umrah for the first time, I did not enter ihram from the miqat because I did not know. After that, I performed 'Umrah many times over the past four years. Does this subsequent 'Umrah make up for the first one, or do I owe a fidyah for the first one? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The 'Umrah in which you left off entering ihram from the miqat and entered ihram from a place closer to Makkah requires a fidyah. You must slaughter a fidyah for leaving this obligatory duty. You should slaughter a sheep that is acceptable as an 'udhiyah in Makkah and distribute it to the poor of the Haram as compensation for this obligation. As for the other 'Umrahs you performed after that, in which you entered ihram from the miqat, they are complete 'Umrahs, praise be to Allah. However, they do not make up for the omission of the obligation in the 'Umrah before them. It is necessary to compensate for it with a fidyah. Yes.