What is the ruling on one who enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah from Jeddah after boarding the plane?
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The Shaykh : The question.
The questioner : May Allah keep you in good health. I am from al-Jawf.
The Shaykh : You come to take your 'Umrah.
The questioner : Or rather, I did not want Allah to forbid me, because I believe that He would forbid me from the city, because I know that entering ihram for Hajj is from the boundaries of my home or from al-Dhahran, that is for Hajj, and I believed that 'Umrah is only from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : The important thing.
The questioner : The point is, may you live long, you came and did not enter ihram except from Jeddah, what is your opinion on that?
The Shaykh : By car or by plane?
The questioner : The plane.
The Shaykh : And I boarded in Makkah, I boarded in Makkah by plane.
The questioner : I boarded from al-Jawf, I am from al-Jawf, yes, from al-Jawf by plane.
The Shaykh : To Jeddah.
The questioner : To Jeddah, and I did not enter ihram except from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : This man asks, saying that he came by plane from al-Jawf to Jeddah, and he wanted to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, so he entered ihram from Jeddah. We say that this is passing the miqat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the miqats: "They are for themSunan an-Nasa'i 2658Sahih (Darussalam) He intended that 'Umrah is like Hajj; for 'Umrah, just as for Hajj, one enters ihram from the miqat. As for the miqat, if you pass it on the ground, you are passing by it. If you pass it in the sky, then when you are opposite it, enter ihram. This is because 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), when the people of Kufah and Basrah came to him asking him to designate a miqat for them, because al-Qarn al-Manazil is off their route, said (may Allah be pleased with him): "Look at what is opposite it on your route, meaning what is level with it." So if what is level with the miqat on the ground is a miqat, then what is level with the miqat in the sky is also a miqat. Based on this, if you are able, if you are able, then slaughter a fidyah here in Makkah and distribute it to the poor.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the most cautious course; because most of the scholars hold that view. And if the matters are not feasible for you, then he owes nothing.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you, may Allah reward you, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah keep you in good health. I am from al-Jawf.
The Shaykh : You come to take your 'Umrah.
The questioner : Or rather, I did not want Allah to forbid me, because I believe that He would forbid me from the city, because I know that entering ihram for Hajj is from the boundaries of my home or from al-Dhahran, that is for Hajj, and I believed that 'Umrah is only from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : The important thing.
The questioner : The point is, may you live long, you came and did not enter ihram except from Jeddah, what is your opinion on that?
The Shaykh : By car or by plane?
The questioner : The plane.
The Shaykh : And I boarded in Makkah, I boarded in Makkah by plane.
The questioner : I boarded from al-Jawf, I am from al-Jawf, yes, from al-Jawf by plane.
The Shaykh : To Jeddah.
The questioner : To Jeddah, and I did not enter ihram except from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : This man asks, saying that he came by plane from al-Jawf to Jeddah, and he wanted to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, so he entered ihram from Jeddah. We say that this is passing the miqat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the miqats: "They are for them
and for those who pass by them who are not of their people
ولمن أتى عليهن من غير أهلهن ممنHajj or 'Umrah,
الحج أو العمرة،The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the most cautious course; because most of the scholars hold that view. And if the matters are not feasible for you, then he owes nothing.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you, may Allah reward you, may Allah reward you.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1403هـ - 7 — binothaimeen.net (1:18:43)
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