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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Clarification of the ruling on one who passes the miqat without entering ihram

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The second and final question in the listener’s letter: Hisham Muhammad Yusuf al-Masri, from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, says: What is the ruling on one who passes the miqat without entering ihram, and what must he do for his Hajj to be valid? Please inform us; may Allah reward you.
Answer: If a Muslim passes the miqat without entering ihram, and he is of legal age and sane, this requires a detailed explanation:
If he intended Hajj or 'Umrah, he must return to the miqat to enter ihram from it, meaning the miqat he passed. If he came from the direction of al-Madinah, he must return to al-Madinah and enter ihram from al-Madinah. If he came from the direction of Sham or Egypt, and did not come from the direction of al-Madinah but from the coast, he enters ihram from al-Juhfah in Rabigh. Likewise, one who comes from Yemen enters ihram from the miqat of Yemen, and one who comes from Najd, al-Ta'if, or similar places enters ihram from the miqat of al-Ta'if, from al-Sayl (Wadi Qarn), based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he designated the miqats:
and those (Mawaqit) are also meant for those who live at these (places) and for those too who come from without towards them for the sake of Hajj or 'Umraهن لهن ولمن أتى عليهن من غير أهلهن ممن أراد الحج والعمرة
Sahih Muslim 1181a
. If he enters ihram after passing them and does not return to them, he must sacrifice a sacrificial animal in Makkah for the poor. If he passes the miqat by coming from al-Madinah, passing the miqat of al-Madinah, and entering ihram from Jeddah, for example, he must sacrifice a sacrificial animal in Makkah for the poor and those in need. Likewise, if he comes from Sham or Egypt and does not enter ihram except from Jeddah, and he intends Hajj or 'Umrah, he must sacrifice a sacrificial animal in Makkah for the poor and those in need.
However, if he did not intend Hajj or 'Umrah when he passed the miqat, but came for a need such as trade in Makkah, or to visit some of his relatives, or for any other matter where his intention was not Hajj or 'Umrah, then it is not obligatory for him to enter ihram according to the correct opinion of the scholars; it is not obligatory for him to enter ihram. But it is recommended for him to enter ihram for 'Umrah; because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
and those (Mawaqit) are also meant for those who live at these (places) and for those too who come from without towards them for the sake of Hajj or 'Umraهن لهن ولمن أتى عليهن من غير أهلهن ممن أراد الحج والعمرة
Sahih Muslim 1181a
. The implication of this is that one who did not intend Hajj or 'Umrah is not required to enter ihram. This is also indicated by the fact that he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered Makkah for its conquest in the Year of the Conquest, did not enter ihram, but entered it with a helmet on his head; because he did not come for Hajj or 'Umrah, but came to open it and purify it from shirk (associating partners with Allah). And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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