Where is the miqat for the people of Ethiopia and Somalia, and what is the ruling for one who comes from them for 'Umrah or other purposes without entering ihram, then enters ihram days later and goes directly to Makkah?
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The questioner : Where is the miqat for the people of Ethiopia and Somalia? And what is the ruling for one who comes from them for 'Umrah or other purposes without entering ihram, then enters ihram days later and goes directly to Makkah? What must he do? May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : The miqat for Ethiopia and Somalia, if they come from south of Jeddah, is to align with al-Yamlamul, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated as the miqat for the people of Yemen. And if they come from north of Jeddah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then their miqat is al-Juhfah, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated as the miqat for the people of Sham, and the people made Rabigh a substitute for it. But if they come from between those two, intending to go to Jeddah, then their miqat is Jeddah, because they reach Jeddah before aligning with the two aforementioned miqats, so they enter ihram from Jeddah. This is if they come for 'Umrah or Hajj.
As for one who comes for work and has already performed the obligatory 'Umrah and Hajj, he may not enter ihram at all, because Hajj and 'Umrah are not obligatory except once in a lifetime. So if a person has fulfilled them, they are not obligatory upon him again, except by a vow. And if one comes for Hajj or 'Umrah and does not enter ihram until he has passed the miqats, having passed one of them, then the scholars say: his ihram is valid, but he must sacrifice a sacrificial animal in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, because he left an obligatory duty of ihram, which is that it be from the miqat. So if that happens to someone, he must sacrifice the animal in Makkah and distribute it to the poor if he is wealthy. And if he is poor, then nothing is required of him, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Taghabun 64:16]. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The same listener says, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The miqat for Ethiopia and Somalia, if they come from south of Jeddah, is to align with al-Yamlamul, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated as the miqat for the people of Yemen. And if they come from north of Jeddah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then their miqat is al-Juhfah, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated as the miqat for the people of Sham, and the people made Rabigh a substitute for it. But if they come from between those two, intending to go to Jeddah, then their miqat is Jeddah, because they reach Jeddah before aligning with the two aforementioned miqats, so they enter ihram from Jeddah. This is if they come for 'Umrah or Hajj.
As for one who comes for work and has already performed the obligatory 'Umrah and Hajj, he may not enter ihram at all, because Hajj and 'Umrah are not obligatory except once in a lifetime. So if a person has fulfilled them, they are not obligatory upon him again, except by a vow. And if one comes for Hajj or 'Umrah and does not enter ihram until he has passed the miqats, having passed one of them, then the scholars say: his ihram is valid, but he must sacrifice a sacrificial animal in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, because he left an obligatory duty of ihram, which is that it be from the miqat. So if that happens to someone, he must sacrifice the animal in Makkah and distribute it to the poor if he is wealthy. And if he is poor, then nothing is required of him, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْThe questioner : May Allah bless you. The same listener says, O honorable Shaykh.