We intended to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh, then we arrived in al-Ta'if, then we left for al-Bahah, then we returned to al-Ta'if and entered the state of ihram. Is our action valid?

Question:
We went to al-Ta'if, and we had intended to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh. When we arrived in al-Ta'if, we stayed there, then we left for al-Bahah for tourism, then we returned to al-Ta'if again and entered the state of ihram from the miqat, then we went to Makkah and completed our 'Umrah. Is our action valid?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions. As for what the questioner mentioned, that they went from Riyadh with the intention of 'Umrah, and when they arrived in al-Ta'if they went to al-Bahah for a leisure trip, then they returned to al-Ta'if and entered the state of ihram from the miqat and went to Makkah, this is a valid action. There is nothing wrong with it, and there is no objection to their traveling to al-Bahah or elsewhere before entering the state of ihram. What is forbidden is passing the miqat without entering the state of ihram for one who intends to go to Makkah for Hajj or 'Umrah. This is the ruling. Yes.