After entering the state of ihram, I found I had plenty of time, so I annulled the ihram and put on sewn clothing. What is the ruling on what I did?
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The questioner:
Our brother has a somewhat lengthy case. He says: I performed the obligatory Hajj in the past. I entered the state of ihram from Asmara Airport, and upon arriving in Makkah al-Mukarramah, I saw that there was plenty of time, so I went to Jeddah. After entering Jeddah, I annulled the ihram. After annulling the ihram, I asked, and they said that the miqat for the Eritreans is Yalamlam. I got in a car and was on my way there, but halfway through the journey, the driver said that the card was not sufficient, so I turned back from the middle of the road and entered the state of ihram from the city of Jeddah. Is the Hajj valid or not? And I asked in Mina, and I was told that I must pay the fidyah by fasting for ten days or feeding ten poor people in the Makkah Haram. I bought rice and distributed it to the poor of the Haram. Is this action correct or not?
The Shaykh:
They said you must.
The questioner:
They said you must pay the fidyah by fasting for ten days, or feeding ten poor people?
The Shaykh:
First, when he came to Makkah initially, did he enter the state of ihram and then reject the ihram?
The questioner:
He arrived in Jeddah and there was plenty of time, and at that point he took off the ihram, then he asked about the miqat, and they said he must go to Yalamlam, then he went, but halfway through the road he was told that the Hajj card was not sufficient, so he returned to Jeddah and entered the state of ihram from there.
The Shaykh:
Taking off the ihram does not invalidate it. If he entered the state of ihram initially when he passed the miqat, and then when he arrived in Makkah he found he had ample time, and went to Jeddah and took off his ihram in his opinion, this does not affect the ihram. The ihram is valid. His first ihram is valid, and his intention to reject it does not invalidate the ihram.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah, we seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
However, perhaps the one who issued the fatwa to him looked at the fact that he committed some of the prohibitions of ihram, such as wearing sewn clothing, so he issued a fatwa for the fidyah of harm, which is the fidyah for wearing [sewn clothing], and it is not feeding ten poor people, but rather feeding six poor people, or fasting for three days, or slaughtering a sheep. This is the fidyah of harm and wearing [sewn clothing], so he has a choice between these three: either he slaughters a sheep and distributes it to the poor in the Haram, feeding six poor people from the poor of the Haram, or he fasts for three days in any place. This is for his wearing of sewn clothing while in the state of ihram. As for his rejecting the ihram and taking it off, this does not affect the validity of the ihram and its continuation. The ihram remains upon him, and his Hajj is valid, if Allah wills. But he has this kaffarah, and since he fed ten poor people, he has fed the obligatory amount and more.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Our brother has a somewhat lengthy case. He says: I performed the obligatory Hajj in the past. I entered the state of ihram from Asmara Airport, and upon arriving in Makkah al-Mukarramah, I saw that there was plenty of time, so I went to Jeddah. After entering Jeddah, I annulled the ihram. After annulling the ihram, I asked, and they said that the miqat for the Eritreans is Yalamlam. I got in a car and was on my way there, but halfway through the journey, the driver said that the card was not sufficient, so I turned back from the middle of the road and entered the state of ihram from the city of Jeddah. Is the Hajj valid or not? And I asked in Mina, and I was told that I must pay the fidyah by fasting for ten days or feeding ten poor people in the Makkah Haram. I bought rice and distributed it to the poor of the Haram. Is this action correct or not?
The Shaykh:
They said you must.
The questioner:
They said you must pay the fidyah by fasting for ten days, or feeding ten poor people?
The Shaykh:
First, when he came to Makkah initially, did he enter the state of ihram and then reject the ihram?
The questioner:
He arrived in Jeddah and there was plenty of time, and at that point he took off the ihram, then he asked about the miqat, and they said he must go to Yalamlam, then he went, but halfway through the road he was told that the Hajj card was not sufficient, so he returned to Jeddah and entered the state of ihram from there.
The Shaykh:
Taking off the ihram does not invalidate it. If he entered the state of ihram initially when he passed the miqat, and then when he arrived in Makkah he found he had ample time, and went to Jeddah and took off his ihram in his opinion, this does not affect the ihram. The ihram is valid. His first ihram is valid, and his intention to reject it does not invalidate the ihram.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah, we seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
However, perhaps the one who issued the fatwa to him looked at the fact that he committed some of the prohibitions of ihram, such as wearing sewn clothing, so he issued a fatwa for the fidyah of harm, which is the fidyah for wearing [sewn clothing], and it is not feeding ten poor people, but rather feeding six poor people, or fasting for three days, or slaughtering a sheep. This is the fidyah of harm and wearing [sewn clothing], so he has a choice between these three: either he slaughters a sheep and distributes it to the poor in the Haram, feeding six poor people from the poor of the Haram, or he fasts for three days in any place. This is for his wearing of sewn clothing while in the state of ihram. As for his rejecting the ihram and taking it off, this does not affect the validity of the ihram and its continuation. The ihram remains upon him, and his Hajj is valid, if Allah wills. But he has this kaffarah, and since he fed ten poor people, he has fed the obligatory amount and more.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بعد دخولي في الإحرام ، وجدت متسعا من الوقت ففسخت الإحرام ولبست المخيط، فما حكم ما فعلت؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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