What is the ruling on one who passes through Makkah to al-Ta'if to visit relatives and does not enter the state of ihram because he intends to enter ihram from the miqat of al-Sayl when he returns to it?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.

The questioner : We went, O Shaykh, from Makkah from Jeddah to al-Ta'if to visit one of our relatives, and on our way there we passed through Makkah, and it was our intention to return to perform 'Umrah. And on our way back from al-Ta'if to Makkah, we passed the miqat and entered the state of ihram.

The Shaykh : From al-Sayl.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : So is our 'Umrah, if Allah wills, valid? Do we owe anything regarding it?

The Shaykh : If a person passes the miqat while not intending to perform 'Umrah, but intending to go to al-Ta'if, for example, and enters Makkah and goes out to al-Ta'if, and it is his intention to perform 'Umrah upon returning from al-Ta'if, then there is no blame on him. He enters the state of ihram from al-Sayl, and his 'Umrah is complete.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.