What is the ruling on one who passes the miqat intending to perform 'Umrah, but does not enter the state of ihram due to his illness, and then enters Makkah?
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The questioner : Allahu alaikum, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : He has an 'Umrah from the city of Yanbu' to Makkah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : An 'Umrah, an 'Umrah before he entered the state of ihram. A member of his family fell ill, so he took him to Jeddah. He traveled to Jeddah.
The Shaykh : What happened to him?
The questioner : He fell ill on the way, so they took him to Jeddah.
The Shaykh : And he was in the state of ihram.
The questioner : No, he did not enter the state of ihram. He headed to Jeddah, and after that, he spent two days in the hospital. Then he went down to Makkah after he recovered.
The Shaykh : Did he go down in the state of ihram or not?
The questioner : Not in the state of ihram.
The Shaykh : There is no obstacle.
The questioner : The driver was with him too.
The Shaykh : I say, as long as...
The questioner : But his intention was for Makkah.
The Shaykh : Stay with me. As long as he changed his intention before starting the ihram, there is no harm. But if he had entered the state of ihram and then fell ill, he would remain in his state of ihram until it is completed. Do you understand? Yes. What I understood from your question now is that the illness occurred before the miqat.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Then he changed his mind about the 'Umrah. Here, there is no harm.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh. May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : He has an 'Umrah from the city of Yanbu' to Makkah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : An 'Umrah, an 'Umrah before he entered the state of ihram. A member of his family fell ill, so he took him to Jeddah. He traveled to Jeddah.
The Shaykh : What happened to him?
The questioner : He fell ill on the way, so they took him to Jeddah.
The Shaykh : And he was in the state of ihram.
The questioner : No, he did not enter the state of ihram. He headed to Jeddah, and after that, he spent two days in the hospital. Then he went down to Makkah after he recovered.
The Shaykh : Did he go down in the state of ihram or not?
The questioner : Not in the state of ihram.
The Shaykh : There is no obstacle.
The questioner : The driver was with him too.
The Shaykh : I say, as long as...
The questioner : But his intention was for Makkah.
The Shaykh : Stay with me. As long as he changed his intention before starting the ihram, there is no harm. But if he had entered the state of ihram and then fell ill, he would remain in his state of ihram until it is completed. Do you understand? Yes. What I understood from your question now is that the illness occurred before the miqat.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Then he changed his mind about the 'Umrah. Here, there is no harm.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh. May Allah preserve you.