A man in Makkah who wants to perform Umrah: from where does he begin it?

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to go with Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and have her perform Umrah from al-Tan'im.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib was asked: If a person is in Makkah and intends to perform Umrah, from where should he perform Umrah? He said: From al-Tan'im, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered ihram from there.

Urwah says that whenever Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was in Makkah and intended to perform Umrah, she would go out to al-Juhfah and enter ihram from there.

Nafi' says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) left Makkah and came to Dhu al-Hulayfah, entered ihram for Umrah from there, and did not enter Madinah.

Ibn Udhaynah narrates from his father that a man came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked: O Commander of the Believers! I come riding camels, horses or ships; from where should I enter ihram? He said: Go to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and ask him. The man came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him, and he said: From the place where you begin your journey. The man returned to Sayyiduna Umar and informed him, and he said: I find nothing for you other than this answer of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Ibn Udhaynah says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was in Makkah when he was asked from where one should enter ihram for Umrah. He said: Go to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and ask him. He said: So I went to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him, and he said: From where you begin, that is, enter ihram from the miqat of your own land. He said: Then I came back to Sayyiduna Umar and informed him, and Sayyiduna Umar said: I find nothing for you other than this answer of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abu al-Harith al-Taymi says: I performed Hajj al-Tamattu', and I met Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). I said to him: I am performing Hajj al-Tamattu' and now I wish to enter ihram for Hajj; from where should I enter ihram for Hajj? He said: Enter ihram from wherever you wish. I said: Shall I enter it from the mosque? He said: Yes, enter it from the mosque.

Abu Ma'n said: While I was in Makkah, I asked Jabir bin Zayd: From where should I enter ihram? He said: If you wish, from behind the Maqam, and if you wish, from your lodging.

Al-Qasim and Salim were in Makkah. They intended to perform Umrah, so they went from Makkah to Dhu al-Hulayfah and entered ihram there.

Al-Hasan was asked about a man who came to Makkah to perform Umrah and then intended to perform Hajj on behalf of his mother (from where should he enter ihram?). He said: He should go to the miqat and enter ihram from there.

And Ata said: He should enter ihram from Makkah.

Dawud bin Abi Hind said: I was residing in Makkah, and I asked Mujahid: From where should I enter ihram? He said: From wherever you wish. I said: Should I enter it from Dhat Irq, since it is our boundary? He said: When you are residing in Makkah, enter ihram from wherever you wish; and when you come from another city, do not pass the miqat without entering ihram. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered ihram from al-Ji'ranah when he was coming from Ta'if.

Muslim al-Qurri said: I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): My mother has performed Hajj but has not performed Umrah, so from where should I enter ihram to perform Umrah on her behalf? He said: Enter ihram from the very place you have come from.

Sa'id bin Jubayr recited the verse of the Qur'an: "And complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allah" [Al-Baqarah: 196]. A man asked him: What is the completion of Umrah? He said: That you enter ihram for Umrah from the place you are coming from; this is the completion of Umrah.