Is the sacrificial animal actually obligatory for me, or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
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The questioner : This is a listener to the program, Muhammad al-Sayyid. In his question, he states that he works in the city of Riyadh and traveled to the city of Jeddah on Thursday evening. Then, on the morning of Friday, he entered the state of ihram from Jeddah and went to Makkah, where he performed the rituals of 'Umrah. He notes that he had already intended to perform 'Umrah before leaving Riyadh. He says that one of his brothers informed him that he is required to slaughter an animal because he was supposed to enter the state of ihram before leaving or on the plane, given that he had intended 'Umrah before departing. He asks: Is the sacrificial animal actually obligatory for me, or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Yes. If a person intends to go to Makkah for 'Umrah or Hajj, it is obligatory for him not to pass the miqat without entering the state of ihram, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 133 The hadith was mentioned. This report is a command in meaning. Therefore, what you did by leaving the miqat without entering the state of ihram and only entering it from Jeddah is not correct. According to the scholars, it is obligatory for you to slaughter a fidyah in Makkah and distribute it to the poor.
However, if you were traveling to Jeddah and did not intend to perform 'Umrah, but after arriving in Jeddah you decided to perform 'Umrah, then you enter ihram from the place where you intended to perform 'Umrah, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when he designated the miqats:Sahih al-Bukhari 1524 But how does one enter ihram on a plane? Entering ihram on a plane means that a person takes a ghusl (full ritual bath) at home and wears the clothes of ihram. When the plane aligns with the miqat while in the air, he recites the talbiyah and enters ihram, meaning he enters the state of pilgrimage. If he prefers not to wear the clothes of ihram until after boarding the plane, there is no harm in that. The important thing is that the plane does not align with the miqat until he is prepared and has completed his preparations, with only the intention remaining. It is known that when the pilot approaches the miqat, he alerts the passengers that the miqat is so much distance away, so that they are prepared. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes. If a person intends to go to Makkah for 'Umrah or Hajj, it is obligatory for him not to pass the miqat without entering the state of ihram, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Narrated Nafi`: `Abdullah bin `Umar said: "A man got up in the mosque and said: O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 'At which place you order us that we should assume the Ihram?' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'The residents of Medina should assure the Ihram from Dhil-Hulaifa, the people of Syria from Al-Juhfa and the people of Najd from Qarn." Ibn `Umar further said, "The people consider that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had also said, 'The residents of Yemen should assume Ihram from Yalamlam.' " Ibn `Umar used to say, "I do not: remember whether Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said the last statement or not?"
يهل أهل المدينة من ذي الحليفة ويهل أهل اليمن من يلملمHowever, if you were traveling to Jeddah and did not intend to perform 'Umrah, but after arriving in Jeddah you decided to perform 'Umrah, then you enter ihram from the place where you intended to perform 'Umrah, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when he designated the miqats:
and whoever is living within these boundaries can assume lhram from the place he starts, and the people of Mecca can assume Ihram from Mecca.
ومن كان دون ذلك فمن حيث أنشأ حتى أهل مكة من مكةThe questioner : May Allah bless you.