Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Dought & clear - He came from Egypt to Jeddah for work during Hajj season, then he wasgiven permission to do Hajj, so he entered ihram from Jeddah

I am from Egypt, and I went to Jeddah for work during Hajj season.
After spending twenty days in Jeddah my work ended, and I was given
permission todo Hajj, so I intended to do Hajj from that time, and I
entered ihram for 'Umrah from Jeddah, intending to do Hajj tamattu'
(in which one enters ihram for 'Umrah,exits ihram after 'Umrah, then
enters ihram again for Hajj on 8th Dhu'l-Hijjah). Is this correct, or
do I have to go back to the miqaat ofthe people of Egypt?
Praise be to Allah.
If a person wants to do Hajj or 'Umrah, and he is outside the miqaat
boundary, he has to enter ihram from the miqaat. However, if his place
of residence is within the miqaat boundary, such as the people of
Jedah, then hemay enter ihram from his place of residence, because of
the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (1524) and Muslim (1181) from Ibn
'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) defined the miqaat of the
people of Madinah as Dhu'l-Hulayfah; that of the people of Shaam
(Syria) as al-Juhfah; that of the people of Najd as Qarn al-Manaazil;
and that of the people of Yemen as Yalamlam. They are for them and for
others whocome through them withthe intention of performing Hajj and
'Umrah; and whoever is living within these boundaries (can enter
ihram) from the place where he starts, and the people of Makkah can
enter ihram from Makkah.
The words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him),
"and whoever is living within those boundaries (can enter ihram) from
the place hestarts" mean: he can enter ihram from the place where he
is. As youdid not form the intention to do Hajj untilafter you
finished your work, at which time you were in Jeddah, then you may
enter ihram from the place where you are, and you do not have to go to
the miqaat.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: I
wassent (to Makkah) by my company during Hajj season and I travelled
with the group as far as Mina, then I decided to ask my work for
permission to perform Hajj. Should I go to the miqaat and enter ihram
from there, or can I enter ihram from the place where I am?
He replied: You can enterihram for Hajj from the place where you are,
because when you passed the miqaat, you did not know whether you would
be given permission or not, so you had not decided to do Hajj. So for
example, if they gave you permission in Mina, thenenter ihram from
Mina; if they gave you permission in 'Arafah, enter ihram from
'Arafah.
End quote fromLiqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, 89/20
He was also asked: In shaAllah, I am intending to do 'umrah on the day
of Hajj, and I am assigned to do some tasks during Hajj season. He
said: If my work allows me, and it is most likely that work will not
say no. Butwe say there is a 10% chance that they may sayno, as a
precaution. He has passed the miqaat now; does he have to goback in
order to enter ihram from the miqaat?
He replied: No. If the man has been given some tasks to do and does
not know whether he will be given permission or not, he does not have
to enter ihram from the miqaat. Then if he is given permission, he may
enter ihram from the place in which he was given permission.
End quote fromLiqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, 178/18.
And Allah knows best.

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