The ruling on one who leaves the miqat without entering ihram due to ignorance of the ruling
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The ruling on one who leaves the miqat without entering ihram due to ignorance of the ruling
One of the brothers residing in Jeddah, by virtue of his military work, moved to Riyadh and stayed for three years. He comes to Jeddah and performs 'Umrah, so he has approximately twenty 'Umrahs and two Hajjs. Sometimes he intends to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh and comes to Jeddah, then does not enter ihram from the miqat. Sometimes he does not intend to perform 'Umrah, so he comes to Jeddah, then afterwards he intends to perform 'Umrah. Then he moved to al-Ahsa and also stayed there for a year, and he did not know that he had to enter ihram from the miqat, assuming that there was nothing wrong with it. What is the ruling on his 'Umrahs and his two Hajjs? And is there anything required of him in that?
As for the 'Umrahs and the two Hajjs, they are valid. The most that is the case is that for the 'Umrahs in which he entered ihram from other than the miqat, having passed the miqat while intending to perform 'Umrah, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) to be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor, provided he has the ability. As for when he is unable, he owes nothing.
The same is said regarding the Hajj if he did not enter ihram except from Jeddah. However, if he passed the miqat while not intending to perform 'Umrah, or was undecided whether he would perform 'Umrah or not, and then when he arrived in Jeddah he formed the intention, then he enters ihram from Jeddah and he owes nothing.
The questioner: If he does not know how many times he left off entering ihram?The Shaykh: This is based on certainty, which is the lesser amount. So if he estimates that he left off entering ihram from the miqat ten times or eight times, he makes it eight times.
One of the brothers residing in Jeddah, by virtue of his military work, moved to Riyadh and stayed for three years. He comes to Jeddah and performs 'Umrah, so he has approximately twenty 'Umrahs and two Hajjs. Sometimes he intends to perform 'Umrah from Riyadh and comes to Jeddah, then does not enter ihram from the miqat. Sometimes he does not intend to perform 'Umrah, so he comes to Jeddah, then afterwards he intends to perform 'Umrah. Then he moved to al-Ahsa and also stayed there for a year, and he did not know that he had to enter ihram from the miqat, assuming that there was nothing wrong with it. What is the ruling on his 'Umrahs and his two Hajjs? And is there anything required of him in that?
As for the 'Umrahs and the two Hajjs, they are valid. The most that is the case is that for the 'Umrahs in which he entered ihram from other than the miqat, having passed the miqat while intending to perform 'Umrah, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) to be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor, provided he has the ability. As for when he is unable, he owes nothing.
The same is said regarding the Hajj if he did not enter ihram except from Jeddah. However, if he passed the miqat while not intending to perform 'Umrah, or was undecided whether he would perform 'Umrah or not, and then when he arrived in Jeddah he formed the intention, then he enters ihram from Jeddah and he owes nothing.
The questioner: If he does not know how many times he left off entering ihram?The Shaykh: This is based on certainty, which is the lesser amount. So if he estimates that he left off entering ihram from the miqat ten times or eight times, he makes it eight times.