I came from Egypt and entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah from its airport. Upon arrival, they told us we would go to Madinah first. We have already exited the state of ihram, and after the visit...
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The questioner : A questioner says: I came from Egypt and entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah from the airport in Egypt. Upon arrival, they told us we would go to Madinah first. We have already exited the state of ihram, and after the visit, we entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah again from the miqat. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : We must know that Hajj and 'Umrah cannot be exited by a person, even if he does exit them, he does not actually exit them. This is what distinguishes Hajj and 'Umrah from other acts of worship; if you were to invalidate them, they would be invalidated, meaning if a person invalidates the obligatory prayer, it is invalid, and if he invalidates fasting, it is invalid, except for Hajj and 'Umrah, for even if he invalidates them, they are not invalidated thereby. Based on this, we say that this man who entered the state of ihram and intended 'Umrah, then when he reached Jeddah, they said, "Let us go to Madinah," so he exited the state of ihram. We say that the state of ihram did not end, and you remain in it even if you go to Madinah, and even if you pass by and enter the state of ihram from Abqaiq, this state of ihram has no effect; it has no value. Why? Because he is already in the state of ihram. Even if he said, "I have annulled the state of ihram," we say the state of ihram is not annulled; you are in your state of ihram. It remains to be said: what do we do with this man who annulled the state of ihram, put on his clothes, went to Madinah, and entered the state of ihram from Abqaiq? We say this man did this thing while ignorant, so he owes nothing regarding wearing the clothes, nor regarding perfume if he had applied perfume, nor regarding having intercourse with his wife if he had done so, because he was ignorant. The legal principle is that doing the prohibited things while ignorant—what is the ruling? There is nothing in it. All the prohibited things, if a person does them while ignorant, he owes nothing in all acts of worship. Do you understand now?
The questioner : Is there nothing on us?
The Shaykh : There is nothing on you, but do not return to it.
The questioner : I did not know.
The Shaykh : Good. We said that in all acts of worship, if a person does a prohibited thing while ignorant, he owes nothing. If he spoke in prayer while ignorant? He owes nothing. If he spoke, he owes nothing. If he spoke in prayer while forgetful? He owes nothing. Good. A man knocked on his door while he was praying, and he said, "Please come in," while he was praying forgetfully. What is on him? He owes nothing. A man heard someone sneeze in his prayer and said, "Praise be to Allah," and his neighbor said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you." Is there anything on him or not? He owes nothing. Why? Because he is either ignorant or forgetful. As for intentionally speaking while knowing that speech is forbidden, it is not possible to speak. In this regard, there is a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam (may Allah be pleased with him) entered with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) into prayer. A man from the group sneezed and said, "Praise be to Allah." He said, "Praise be to Allah while you are praying?" Yes, if you sneeze in your prayer, say "Praise be to Allah," even if you are praying. Mu'awiyah said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you." The people cast their eyes at him, meaning they looked at him with disapproval. He said, "Woe to my mother!" He spoke a second time. The people began hitting their thighs to silence him, so he was silent. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished his prayer, he called him and spoke to him, so he came. Mu'awiyah said, "By my father and mother, I have never seen a teacher who taught better than him. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him. By Allah, he did not scold me or rebuke me," meaning he did not rebuke him with his tongue or scold him with his face, meaning he did not frown at him with his face or rebuke him with his tongue. Rather, he said:Riyad as-Salihin 700 or as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Did he order him to repeat the prayer? No, even though he spoke, but he spoke while ignorant. Good. I said that in all acts of worship, if a person does a prohibited thing while forgetful or ignorant, he owes nothing. In fasting: if one of you ate while fasting, ignorant, thinking that the dawn had not appeared, and it turned out that it had appeared, does he have to make up the fast? No, because he was ignorant and did not know. Good. He ate and drank, and when he went out, he found the people had gone out from the Fajr prayer, but when he ate and drank, he thought it was still night. What is on him? He owes nothing. Good. A man in Jeddah heard the adhan of Makkah and thought it was the adhan of Jeddah, so he ate. When he ate one or two dates, he heard the adhan of Jeddah. What do you say? He owes nothing. Why? Because he was ignorant. For this reason, Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "We broke our fast on a cloudy day in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then the sun appeared in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There were no clocks, so they thought the sun had set and broke their fast. Then, after they had broken their fast, the sun appeared, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them to make up that day. Why? Because they were ignorant; they did not know. Good. In Hajj, a man was in the state of ihram, uncovering his head, right or not? He was in the state of ihram, uncovering his head, yes, yes. But because of the heat of the sun, he covered his head, thinking that it was permissible. Is there anything on him? He owes nothing because he was ignorant. Good. Read this question. Good. Read it; there is no harm.
The Shaykh : We must know that Hajj and 'Umrah cannot be exited by a person, even if he does exit them, he does not actually exit them. This is what distinguishes Hajj and 'Umrah from other acts of worship; if you were to invalidate them, they would be invalidated, meaning if a person invalidates the obligatory prayer, it is invalid, and if he invalidates fasting, it is invalid, except for Hajj and 'Umrah, for even if he invalidates them, they are not invalidated thereby. Based on this, we say that this man who entered the state of ihram and intended 'Umrah, then when he reached Jeddah, they said, "Let us go to Madinah," so he exited the state of ihram. We say that the state of ihram did not end, and you remain in it even if you go to Madinah, and even if you pass by and enter the state of ihram from Abqaiq, this state of ihram has no effect; it has no value. Why? Because he is already in the state of ihram. Even if he said, "I have annulled the state of ihram," we say the state of ihram is not annulled; you are in your state of ihram. It remains to be said: what do we do with this man who annulled the state of ihram, put on his clothes, went to Madinah, and entered the state of ihram from Abqaiq? We say this man did this thing while ignorant, so he owes nothing regarding wearing the clothes, nor regarding perfume if he had applied perfume, nor regarding having intercourse with his wife if he had done so, because he was ignorant. The legal principle is that doing the prohibited things while ignorant—what is the ruling? There is nothing in it. All the prohibited things, if a person does them while ignorant, he owes nothing in all acts of worship. Do you understand now?
The questioner : Is there nothing on us?
The Shaykh : There is nothing on you, but do not return to it.
The questioner : I did not know.
The Shaykh : Good. We said that in all acts of worship, if a person does a prohibited thing while ignorant, he owes nothing. If he spoke in prayer while ignorant? He owes nothing. If he spoke, he owes nothing. If he spoke in prayer while forgetful? He owes nothing. Good. A man knocked on his door while he was praying, and he said, "Please come in," while he was praying forgetfully. What is on him? He owes nothing. A man heard someone sneeze in his prayer and said, "Praise be to Allah," and his neighbor said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you." Is there anything on him or not? He owes nothing. Why? Because he is either ignorant or forgetful. As for intentionally speaking while knowing that speech is forbidden, it is not possible to speak. In this regard, there is a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam (may Allah be pleased with him) entered with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) into prayer. A man from the group sneezed and said, "Praise be to Allah." He said, "Praise be to Allah while you are praying?" Yes, if you sneeze in your prayer, say "Praise be to Allah," even if you are praying. Mu'awiyah said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you." The people cast their eyes at him, meaning they looked at him with disapproval. He said, "Woe to my mother!" He spoke a second time. The people began hitting their thighs to silence him, so he was silent. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished his prayer, he called him and spoke to him, so he came. Mu'awiyah said, "By my father and mother, I have never seen a teacher who taught better than him. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him. By Allah, he did not scold me or rebuke me," meaning he did not rebuke him with his tongue or scold him with his face, meaning he did not frown at him with his face or rebuke him with his tongue. Rather, he said: