If one travels by plane from Riyadh to Jeddah with the intention of performing 'Umrah but does not enter the state of ihram, and upon arriving at the airport goes to al-Sayl al-Kabir and enters ihram from there, is his act valid?

The questioner : If one travels by plane from Riyadh to Jeddah with the intention of performing 'Umrah but does not enter the state of ihram, and upon arriving at the airport goes to al-Sayl al-Kabir and enters ihram from there, is his act valid?

The Shaykh : If one travels from Riyadh to Jeddah by plane, the nearest miqat that the plane passes is al-Sayl al-Kabir. It is obligatory for him to enter the state of ihram from al-Sayl al-Kabir when he passes it in the air. Accordingly, he should be prepared, taking a bath at home and wearing the clothes of ihram. When he approaches the miqat by about five minutes, he should be fully prepared and recite the talbiyah for 'Umrah. If he does not do so, it is obligatory for him, upon landing at the airport in Jeddah, to go to al-Sayl al-Kabir and enter the state of ihram from there. In this case, he owes nothing because he has performed what is obligatory upon him, which is entering the state of ihram from the miqat. Yes.

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