Do some of them enter the state of ihram in Madinah?
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The questioner : Do some of them enter the state of ihram in Madinah?
The Shaykh : Where did they come from?
The questioner : Their shaykhs issue fatwas for them.
The Shaykh : No, from which direction?
The questioner : From Africa.
The Shaykh : Because the scholars say that the one who comes from Suq al-Haraz, which is opposite Jeddah, enters the state of ihram from Jeddah, because if you look at Jeddah on the map, you see that it is inside the sea, so it is closer for someone coming from the sea to enter Makkah, and likewise Yalamlam. So if he comes directly to Jeddah, he enters the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The questioner : He enters the state of ihram from Jeddah, may Allah reward you, and performs Hajj, then goes to Madinah and enters the state of ihram for it?
The Shaykh : Entering the state of ihram for Madinah, okay, and what does he say? "Labbaik" for what?
The questioner : He does not say "Labbaik"; it is an ordinary visit. They intend certain things...
The Shaykh : ...they did not teach them, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : They do not accept it.
The Shaykh : No, no, do not despair, do not despair. But it is true that some of the common people, some of the pilgrims, mean that visiting Madinah is more important than the Ka'bah, more important than visiting the Ka'bah.
The questioner : ...they say, "We intend Madinah first."
The Shaykh : May Allah grant us well-being, may Allah guide them, praise be to the One who has favored us over many of His believing servants.
The Shaykh : Where did they come from?
The questioner : Their shaykhs issue fatwas for them.
The Shaykh : No, from which direction?
The questioner : From Africa.
The Shaykh : Because the scholars say that the one who comes from Suq al-Haraz, which is opposite Jeddah, enters the state of ihram from Jeddah, because if you look at Jeddah on the map, you see that it is inside the sea, so it is closer for someone coming from the sea to enter Makkah, and likewise Yalamlam. So if he comes directly to Jeddah, he enters the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The questioner : He enters the state of ihram from Jeddah, may Allah reward you, and performs Hajj, then goes to Madinah and enters the state of ihram for it?
The Shaykh : Entering the state of ihram for Madinah, okay, and what does he say? "Labbaik" for what?
The questioner : He does not say "Labbaik"; it is an ordinary visit. They intend certain things...
The Shaykh : ...they did not teach them, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : They do not accept it.
The Shaykh : No, no, do not despair, do not despair. But it is true that some of the common people, some of the pilgrims, mean that visiting Madinah is more important than the Ka'bah, more important than visiting the Ka'bah.
The questioner : ...they say, "We intend Madinah first."
The Shaykh : May Allah grant us well-being, may Allah guide them, praise be to the One who has favored us over many of His believing servants.