One who goes to Makkah for trade or to visit relatives is not required to enter the state of ihram

Question: What is the ruling on one who comes to Makkah and does not enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, does not perform tawaf, and does not perform sa'y?

Answer: If the one who went to Makkah did not intend Hajj or 'Umrah, but rather intended trade or visiting some of his relatives or the like, then he is not required to enter the state of ihram, nor perform tawaf, nor sa'y, nor a farewell tawaf; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he designated the miqat boundaries for the people of Madinah, the Levant, Najd, and Yemen: This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim from the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). This indicates that one who does not intend Hajj or 'Umrah owes nothing. However, if it is easy for him to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, that is better; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): This applies to one who has already performed the 'Umrah of Islam. As for one who has not performed it, it is obligatory for him to hasten to perform it when he is able to do so, just as with Hajj. And success is from Allah.