I performed the obligatory Hajj, but I did not enter the state of ihram for Hajj until after I had passed the miqat, because I was ignorant of the rites of Hajj, and I read that ihram is one of the pillars of Hajj, and
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The questioner : This questioner says, “O honorable Shaykh, I performed the obligatory Hajj, but I did not enter the state of ihram for Hajj from the miqat until after I had passed this miqat, because I was ignorant of the rites of Hajj, and I read that ihram is one of the pillars of Hajj, and that whoever leaves off ihram has no Hajj. What is required of me? Do I have to repeat the Hajj?”
The Shaykh : It is well known that the miqats designated by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) require every person who passes through them while intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah to enter the state of ihram from them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded this. So if a person passes through them while intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, does not enter the state of ihram, and then enters the state of ihram from a place beyond them, then according to the scholars, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) to compensate for the obligatory act he left off. He must slaughter it in Makkah and distribute it all to the poor, and he must not eat any of it.
As for the scholars’ statement that ihram is a pillar, what they mean by ihram is the intention of the ritual, not that the ihram must be from the miqat, because there is a difference between the intention of the ritual and the intention being from the miqat. For example, a person may pass the miqat without entering the state of ihram, and then enter the state of ihram afterwards; in this case, he has brought the pillar, but he has left off an obligatory act, which is entering the state of ihram from the miqat. The man, according to what we understood from his question, has undoubtedly entered the state of ihram, but he did not enter it from the miqat. So in this case, his Hajj is valid, but he owes a fidyah according to the scholars, which is slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor. If he is able to go himself, he should do so; otherwise, he should appoint someone to do it. If he finds no one to appoint and is unable to go, then whenever he reaches Makkah on any day, he should fulfill what is required of him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It is well known that the miqats designated by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) require every person who passes through them while intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah to enter the state of ihram from them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded this. So if a person passes through them while intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, does not enter the state of ihram, and then enters the state of ihram from a place beyond them, then according to the scholars, he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) to compensate for the obligatory act he left off. He must slaughter it in Makkah and distribute it all to the poor, and he must not eat any of it.
As for the scholars’ statement that ihram is a pillar, what they mean by ihram is the intention of the ritual, not that the ihram must be from the miqat, because there is a difference between the intention of the ritual and the intention being from the miqat. For example, a person may pass the miqat without entering the state of ihram, and then enter the state of ihram afterwards; in this case, he has brought the pillar, but he has left off an obligatory act, which is entering the state of ihram from the miqat. The man, according to what we understood from his question, has undoubtedly entered the state of ihram, but he did not enter it from the miqat. So in this case, his Hajj is valid, but he owes a fidyah according to the scholars, which is slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor. If he is able to go himself, he should do so; otherwise, he should appoint someone to do it. If he finds no one to appoint and is unable to go, then whenever he reaches Makkah on any day, he should fulfill what is required of him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.