A man working in Makkah al-Mukarramah who sometimes stays in his home country, Egypt, during his annual leave: is he required to enter the state of ihram from the miqat of Rabigh? Some people stay for three days and then perform 'Umrah without having entered ihram from the miqat.
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The questioner : A man works in Makkah al-Mukarramah and goes to Egypt for his annual leave, for example. Is he required to enter the state of ihram from the miqat of Rabigh? Some people stay for three days and then perform 'Umrah without having entered ihram from the miqat?
The Shaykh : If a person returns from his home country to Makkah and has already performed the obligatory 'Umrah, he is not required to enter the state of ihram for a second 'Umrah, because 'Umrah is not obligatory more than once in a lifetime, just as Hajj is not. However, if he wishes to enter the state of ihram, it is obligatory for him to do so from the miqat, from the first miqat he passes, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated the miqats and said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1529.
For example, if a man is from Egypt and goes to Egypt for his leave, then returns to his place of work in Saudi Arabia, in this case he must enter the state of ihram from the miqat if he intends to perform 'Umrah. If he does not intend to perform 'Umrah, there is nothing wrong with him entering without ihram, unless he has not yet performed the 'Umrah, in which case he must hasten to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah from the miqat.
The Shaykh : If a person returns from his home country to Makkah and has already performed the obligatory 'Umrah, he is not required to enter the state of ihram for a second 'Umrah, because 'Umrah is not obligatory more than once in a lifetime, just as Hajj is not. However, if he wishes to enter the state of ihram, it is obligatory for him to do so from the miqat, from the first miqat he passes, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated the miqats and said:
these Mawaqit are for those living at those very places, and besides them for those who come through those places
هن لهن ولمن أتي عليهن من غير أهلهنFor example, if a man is from Egypt and goes to Egypt for his leave, then returns to his place of work in Saudi Arabia, in this case he must enter the state of ihram from the miqat if he intends to perform 'Umrah. If he does not intend to perform 'Umrah, there is nothing wrong with him entering without ihram, unless he has not yet performed the 'Umrah, in which case he must hasten to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah from the miqat.