A man from the residents of Ta'if went to Makkah to visit relatives and wanted to perform 'Umrah; how should he proceed?

Question:
May Allah reward you. The letters say: I am from the residents of al-Qa'id. I have thought about 'Umrah more than once but did not commit to it, and I went to Makkah to visit my brother, and I wanted to perform 'Umrah. So, do I perform it from Makkah, or do I return to the miqat?

Answer:
'Umrah is not performed from Makkah. 'Umrah is performed from al-Hal, outside the Haram. You go out to outside the Haram and enter the state of ihram from al-Ja'ranah or from al-Shara'i. That is, outside the Haram. You do not enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah from within the Haram. I mean the miqats from which one enters ihram for 'Umrah are the miqats of the pilgrims. They are not the miqats close to Makkah. The miqats of the pilgrims are outside the boundaries of the Haram, yes.