Is it obligatory for the proxy in Hajj to come from the country of the person on whose behalf he is performing it?

Question: If the proxy is for someone who vowed to perform Hajj in a town other than the vow-maker’s own country, and that town is closer to the vow-maker’s country than the vow-maker’s own country is, is he required to perform Hajj from the vow-maker’s country?

Answer: It is not required of him to do so; rather, it is sufficient for him to enter the state of ihram from the miqat. Even if he is in Makkah and enters the state of ihram for Hajj from there, that is sufficient, because Makkah is the miqat for its residents for Hajj.