Five years ago, I came to perform Hajj and traveled by plane without having my ihram with me. When I arrived at Jeddah Airport, I entered the state of ihram from there. What is the ruling on this?
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The questioner : Five years ago, I came to perform the obligatory Hajj and traveled by plane without having my ihram with me. When I arrived at Jeddah Airport, I entered the state of ihram from there. This was because I did not have my ihram with me. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : You must repent to Allah for what you did, because you were negligent in a matter that is obligatory upon you. It is obligatory for one who intends to perform an act of worship to be prepared to do what is required in it, in terms of knowledge and readiness. It was necessary for you to know that you must enter the state of ihram from the miqat if you pass it while on the plane, and that you must have your ihram with you while on the plane. You are now negligent, so you must repent to Allah.
You must also slaughter a fidyah in Makkah to be distributed to the poor as compensation for the obligatory act of entering ihram from the miqat that you left. In reality, it is possible for a person to enter the state of ihram while on the plane without wearing the specific ihram garments, by taking off his shirt and remaining in his trousers, because trousers are permissible to wear in the state of ihram if one does not have an izar (lower garment). He would use the place of the rida (upper garment) with the shirt he is wearing, meaning that if he takes it off, he wraps it around his chest, and this serves the function of the rida. This is a very easy and simple matter, not difficult. However, most people are ignorant of this and assume that entering the state of ihram must be done with the known izar and rida.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : You must repent to Allah for what you did, because you were negligent in a matter that is obligatory upon you. It is obligatory for one who intends to perform an act of worship to be prepared to do what is required in it, in terms of knowledge and readiness. It was necessary for you to know that you must enter the state of ihram from the miqat if you pass it while on the plane, and that you must have your ihram with you while on the plane. You are now negligent, so you must repent to Allah.
You must also slaughter a fidyah in Makkah to be distributed to the poor as compensation for the obligatory act of entering ihram from the miqat that you left. In reality, it is possible for a person to enter the state of ihram while on the plane without wearing the specific ihram garments, by taking off his shirt and remaining in his trousers, because trousers are permissible to wear in the state of ihram if one does not have an izar (lower garment). He would use the place of the rida (upper garment) with the shirt he is wearing, meaning that if he takes it off, he wraps it around his chest, and this serves the function of the rida. This is a very easy and simple matter, not difficult. However, most people are ignorant of this and assume that entering the state of ihram must be done with the known izar and rida.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.