I traveled to the Hijaz without the intention of performing 'Umrah, and when I arrived in Jeddah, I found people encouraging me to perform 'Umrah. Should I perform it?
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The questioner : And close to the question, he says: I traveled to the Hijaz and did not have the intention of 'Umrah, and when I arrived in Jeddah and stayed there for days, I found people encouraging me to perform 'Umrah. Should I perform it, knowing that I have never performed 'Umrah before?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say in this case that you may enter the state of ihram from Jeddah, because initially you did not intend 'Umrah. However, you must know that 'Umrah is obligatory for the individual, and that it is obligatory for you to intend 'Umrah when you passed the miqat, then perform 'Umrah and return to Jeddah. But since the matter is as the questioner stated, that he went to Jeddah and there found people encouraging him to perform 'Umrah, so he entered the state of ihram from there and performed 'Umrah, we say there is no blame on him, and he owes no expiation, and this 'Umrah of his suffices for the 'Umrah of Islam.
The Shaykh : Yes, we say in this case that you may enter the state of ihram from Jeddah, because initially you did not intend 'Umrah. However, you must know that 'Umrah is obligatory for the individual, and that it is obligatory for you to intend 'Umrah when you passed the miqat, then perform 'Umrah and return to Jeddah. But since the matter is as the questioner stated, that he went to Jeddah and there found people encouraging him to perform 'Umrah, so he entered the state of ihram from there and performed 'Umrah, we say there is no blame on him, and he owes no expiation, and this 'Umrah of his suffices for the 'Umrah of Islam.