A man entered the state of ihram from Jeddah and forgot to verbalize the intention, and he did not remember until he reached Makkah. Is his 'Umrah valid?
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The questioner : A man says: I entered the state of ihram from Jeddah and forgot to verbalize the intention, and I did not remember until I reached Makkah. Is my 'Umrah valid?
The Shaykh : As long as he intended, intending to enter into the 'Umrah, the state of ihram is established by the intention, and his 'Umrah is valid.
However, if he intended to perform 'Umrah but did not intend to enter into the act of worship until Makkah, then he has missed the ihram from the miqat. According to the scholars, he is obligated to pay a fidyah (ransom payment) by slaughtering an animal in Makkah and distributing it to the poor. Did you understand, everyone, the difference between the intention of the act of worship and the intention of entering into the act of worship? You must know the difference: the intention of the act of worship does not establish the act of worship, and the intention of entering into it establishes the act of worship. I will give you a clear example. A man left his house intending to pray. This man intended the prayer, or did he not intend it? He intended the prayer, but do we say that from the moment he left with this intention, he has entered into the prayer? No, not until he intends to enter into it. Likewise, one who comes to Makkah with the intention of 'Umrah cannot enter into the 'Umrah unless he intends to enter into it. If he intends to enter into it, he becomes in a state of ihram, whether he says "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umrah" or he does not say it. Yes.
The Shaykh : As long as he intended, intending to enter into the 'Umrah, the state of ihram is established by the intention, and his 'Umrah is valid.
However, if he intended to perform 'Umrah but did not intend to enter into the act of worship until Makkah, then he has missed the ihram from the miqat. According to the scholars, he is obligated to pay a fidyah (ransom payment) by slaughtering an animal in Makkah and distributing it to the poor. Did you understand, everyone, the difference between the intention of the act of worship and the intention of entering into the act of worship? You must know the difference: the intention of the act of worship does not establish the act of worship, and the intention of entering into it establishes the act of worship. I will give you a clear example. A man left his house intending to pray. This man intended the prayer, or did he not intend it? He intended the prayer, but do we say that from the moment he left with this intention, he has entered into the prayer? No, not until he intends to enter into it. Likewise, one who comes to Makkah with the intention of 'Umrah cannot enter into the 'Umrah unless he intends to enter into it. If he intends to enter into it, he becomes in a state of ihram, whether he says "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umrah" or he does not say it. Yes.