The ruling on one who exits the state of ihram due to war
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Question: This questioner says: In the year 1400 AH, he entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah from Ta'if, and said: "Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik, 'Umrah, if Allah wills." When he reached the Haram, the soldiers prevented him from entering the Haram and ordered him to return. When he returned to Ta'if, some people from Makkah informed him that there was war and gunfire in the Haram. So he took off his ihram clothes, put on his regular clothes, and returned to his country. What is required of him in this matter? And is the sacrificial animal for being prevented from completing the pilgrimage slaughtered in the Haram, or in any place?
Answer: This is called being prevented (muhsar) due to the incident in which the Haram was made accessible. It is obligatory for the questioner not to hasten to exit the state of ihram until he slaughters a sacrificial animal, then shaves or shortens his hair before taking off his clothes or exiting the state of ihram. This is what is obligatory for him.
If his intention in saying "Labbaik, 'Umrah, if Allah wills" was that if he was prevented—meaning, if You, O Lord, wish to complete it—that was his intention: the exception. Then he owes nothing. But if he said "if Allah wills" without such intention, then he is required to put on the clothes of ihram again and slaughter a sacrificial animal; a single animal. Then he shaves or shortens his hair, then exits the state of ihram; he puts on his regular clothes. Even if this is after a long period, because he is prevented and stopped from reaching the Haram. Unless he completed his Hajj afterwards; he came to Makkah in the second or third year after that, and completed it; meaning, he entered the state of ihram and completed his Hajj or 'Umrah. Then he owes nothing if he came after this prevention and performed 'Umrah. And the sacrificial animal, if it becomes obligatory for him, is slaughtered in the place where he was prevented.
Question: And what if it is like this person who forgot the ruling and did not know it until later?
Answer: He puts on the clothes of ihram, slaughters his sacrificial animal, shaves or shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram from the place where he learned of the ruling.
Answer: This is called being prevented (muhsar) due to the incident in which the Haram was made accessible. It is obligatory for the questioner not to hasten to exit the state of ihram until he slaughters a sacrificial animal, then shaves or shortens his hair before taking off his clothes or exiting the state of ihram. This is what is obligatory for him.
If his intention in saying "Labbaik, 'Umrah, if Allah wills" was that if he was prevented—meaning, if You, O Lord, wish to complete it—that was his intention: the exception. Then he owes nothing. But if he said "if Allah wills" without such intention, then he is required to put on the clothes of ihram again and slaughter a sacrificial animal; a single animal. Then he shaves or shortens his hair, then exits the state of ihram; he puts on his regular clothes. Even if this is after a long period, because he is prevented and stopped from reaching the Haram. Unless he completed his Hajj afterwards; he came to Makkah in the second or third year after that, and completed it; meaning, he entered the state of ihram and completed his Hajj or 'Umrah. Then he owes nothing if he came after this prevention and performed 'Umrah. And the sacrificial animal, if it becomes obligatory for him, is slaughtered in the place where he was prevented.
Question: And what if it is like this person who forgot the ruling and did not know it until later?
Answer: He puts on the clothes of ihram, slaughters his sacrificial animal, shaves or shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram from the place where he learned of the ruling.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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