Is it permissible to repeat the lesser pilgrimage? And from where does one enter the state of ihram?

Question:
A person traveled from Riyadh to Makkah for the lesser pilgrimage with the intention of performing it only once. After he had performed it, he thought about performing a second lesser pilgrimage. Is that permissible for him, and if it is permissible, from where does he enter the state of ihram for the new lesser pilgrimage?

Answer:
There is no harm if he performs the lesser pilgrimage and then wishes to perform another one on behalf of his deceased father or mother or the like. He goes out to al-Tan‘im or al-Ja‘ranah or ‘Arafah, meaning to the non-sacred area, and enters the state of ihram for the new lesser pilgrimage from the non-sacred area outside the sacred precinct, just as ‘Aishah performed the lesser pilgrimage from al-Tan‘im by the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).