Continuation of the benefits of the hadith: (… from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah in the year of the Conquest, and he was wearing a helmet on his head).

The Shaykh : Now, in the hadith there is evidence for the permissibility of entering Makkah without being in the state of ihram, because wearing the helmet indicates that he was not in ihram. Why is that? Is it because he did not intend to perform Hajj or 'Umrah? Or is it because he entered it for fighting? The scholars differed on this. Some of them said: It is because he entered it for fighting, and it is not possible for one who enters it for fighting to be in the state of ihram, because he would not be able to perform the acts of worship.
And some of them said: It is because he did not intend to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, and when a person enters Makkah without intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, he is not obligated to be in the state of ihram.
And this is the correct view, and it is indicated by the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) when he mentioned the timing of the miqats, where he said: . Yes.