Remember that she is a woman who performed Hajj approximately thirty-eight years ago, and it was her first Hajj. I was living in the northern region, Arar, and I headed...

The questioner : The questioner says: Remember that she is a woman who performed Hajj approximately thirty-eight years ago, and she says it was her first Hajj. I was living in the northern region, Arar, and I headed to the western region, Jeddah, by plane. By doing so, I passed the miqat. I was ignorant of the matter, so I did not speak or say anything about this, knowing that I had performed 'Umrah since I left my house and completed the Hajj in this state. My question is: Is there anything required of me in this regard?

The Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that if one enters the state of ihram before the miqat that he passed, he owes a fidyah, meaning a sheep that he slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor. His 'Umrah is valid and his Hajj is valid. Based on this, we say to this woman: You owe the fidyah by slaughtering a sheep in Makkah and distributing it to the poor, and nothing of it should be eaten. If she is unable to do this herself, there is no blame on her if she appoints someone she trusts to perform this act in Makkah.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.