What is the ruling on one who passes the miqat without entering ihram?
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The Shaykh : Well, what do you have?
The questioner : I am currently traveling to Jeddah.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and keep you safe. After I have made my intention, is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah there?
The Shaykh : And why don't you intend to perform 'Umrah, since you are intending it now? Listen, since you are intending 'Umrah now, because if it were not in your mind, not in your thoughts, and not in your intention, you would not be asking this question, correct?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So why do you enter or cross the boundaries without ihram? You have a legal impediment. We are now looking at your reality, because we do not want to impose an obligation on you, nor do we want you to cross the legal boundaries without an excuse.
The questioner : I am traveling by plane.
The Shaykh : By plane. And do you think people travel by car like you and me? Most pilgrims, all of them, travel by car like you and me?
The questioner : No, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So what do you mean by saying "by plane"?
The questioner : I mean, what is my excuse? But I want to know what the ruling is. Do I enter ihram from the plane?
The Shaykh : It is as if you are now contradicting the answer you gave me, as if you are saying now that if you are going to perform 'Umrah, is that not so?
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Good. If the matter is easy, wear your ihram at your home so that you do not suffer on the plane. Changing your clothes might be difficult for you, is it not difficult?
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : Well, wear your ihram, meaning your two garments, the izar and the rida, and the cap on your head as it is, and put on your abaya, which is heavy considering there is some cold. Does the plane you want to take go directly to Jeddah, or will you land in Madinah?
The questioner : Directly.
The Shaykh : Directly. Usually, the plane does not land in Madinah, as you know?
The questioner : No, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Good. Usually, or at least you can ask someone there, they are called hosts or hostesses, may Allah protect you from them.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : When we approach Madinah, they give us the news. At that time, you take off the abaya, remove the cap, and say "Labbaik Allahumma bi 'Umrah," is that not something?
The questioner : It is not something.
The Shaykh : But you should not forget to follow your talbiyah by sayingSahih al-Bukhari 5089 "O Allah, my place of standing is where You have detained me," with the kasrah on the ha, "where You have detained me." The meaning of the phrase is that a person may be afflicted with an unexpected, sudden matter that prevents him from completing the 'Umrah. Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So in this case, when you say "O Allah, my place of standing is where You have detained me," nothing is required of you. But if you do not make this condition, and if you invalidate the 'Umrah, you must offer the sacrificial animal and make up the 'Umrah. Do you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, if you arrive in Jeddah and get off, you have the choice. Either you continue the journey immediately in your ihram to Makkah, complete the rites of 'Umrah, exit the state of ihram, return to Jeddah, and attend to your business affairs. Or you spend that night in your ihram, wherever your home is, and then in the early morning, which is better and more comfortable for you, before Fajr, you set out by car so that you catch the virtue of the Fajr prayer there. You will have performed the tawaf and sa'y with ease and little crowd of people. The important thing is that it is permissible for you to remain in your ihram as long as you wish, and then complete what? The 'Umrah. But we advise you to do good, for good is hastened. This is the answer to what you asked. Anything else? Yes?
The questioner : I am currently traveling to Jeddah.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and keep you safe. After I have made my intention, is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah there?
The Shaykh : And why don't you intend to perform 'Umrah, since you are intending it now? Listen, since you are intending 'Umrah now, because if it were not in your mind, not in your thoughts, and not in your intention, you would not be asking this question, correct?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So why do you enter or cross the boundaries without ihram? You have a legal impediment. We are now looking at your reality, because we do not want to impose an obligation on you, nor do we want you to cross the legal boundaries without an excuse.
The questioner : I am traveling by plane.
The Shaykh : By plane. And do you think people travel by car like you and me? Most pilgrims, all of them, travel by car like you and me?
The questioner : No, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So what do you mean by saying "by plane"?
The questioner : I mean, what is my excuse? But I want to know what the ruling is. Do I enter ihram from the plane?
The Shaykh : It is as if you are now contradicting the answer you gave me, as if you are saying now that if you are going to perform 'Umrah, is that not so?
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Good. If the matter is easy, wear your ihram at your home so that you do not suffer on the plane. Changing your clothes might be difficult for you, is it not difficult?
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : Well, wear your ihram, meaning your two garments, the izar and the rida, and the cap on your head as it is, and put on your abaya, which is heavy considering there is some cold. Does the plane you want to take go directly to Jeddah, or will you land in Madinah?
The questioner : Directly.
The Shaykh : Directly. Usually, the plane does not land in Madinah, as you know?
The questioner : No, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Good. Usually, or at least you can ask someone there, they are called hosts or hostesses, may Allah protect you from them.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : When we approach Madinah, they give us the news. At that time, you take off the abaya, remove the cap, and say "Labbaik Allahumma bi 'Umrah," is that not something?
The questioner : It is not something.
The Shaykh : But you should not forget to follow your talbiyah by saying
O Allah, I will finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me (i.e. I am unable to go further).
اللهم محلي حيث حبستنيThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So in this case, when you say "O Allah, my place of standing is where You have detained me," nothing is required of you. But if you do not make this condition, and if you invalidate the 'Umrah, you must offer the sacrificial animal and make up the 'Umrah. Do you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, if you arrive in Jeddah and get off, you have the choice. Either you continue the journey immediately in your ihram to Makkah, complete the rites of 'Umrah, exit the state of ihram, return to Jeddah, and attend to your business affairs. Or you spend that night in your ihram, wherever your home is, and then in the early morning, which is better and more comfortable for you, before Fajr, you set out by car so that you catch the virtue of the Fajr prayer there. You will have performed the tawaf and sa'y with ease and little crowd of people. The important thing is that it is permissible for you to remain in your ihram as long as you wish, and then complete what? The 'Umrah. But we advise you to do good, for good is hastened. This is the answer to what you asked. Anything else? Yes?
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