The miqats of Hajj

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Dhu al-Hulayfah as the miqat for the people of Madinah, al-Juhfah for the people of Syria, Yalamlam for the people of Yemen, and Qarn for the people of Najd.

A man said: "And for the people of Iraq?" He said: "There was no Iraq at that time."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), from where should we enter ihram?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of Madinah should enter ihram from Dhu al-Hulayfah, the people of Syria from al-Juhfah, and the people of Najd from Qarn."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: And they say: "The people of Yemen from Yalamlam."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Dhu al-Hulayfah as the miqat for the people of Madinah, al-Juhfah for the people of Syria, Yalamlam and Tihamah for the people of Yemen, Qarn for the people of Najd, and Dhat Irq for the people of Iraq.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Dhu al-Hulayfah as the miqat for the people of Madinah, al-Juhfah for the people of Syria, Qarn al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen. Then he said: "These are (the miqats) for them and for everyone else who comes to them intending Hajj or Umrah. And whoever is closer than them should enter ihram from where he sets out, so that even the people of Makkah enter ihram from Makkah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed al-Aqiq as the miqat for the people of the East.

It is narrated from Ata that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Dhat Irq as the miqat for the people of Iraq.

Abd al-Malik bin Abi Kathir says: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib: "From where should I enter ihram?" He said: "From al-Bayda'. It was from here that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered ihram for his Hajj and for his Umrah."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed Dhat Irq as the miqat for the people of Iraq.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people of Iraq: "Look for a place in line with Qarn." They found Dhat Irq to be in line with it (opposite it), and Qarn was closer to Makkah than Dhat Irq. So he appointed Dhat Irq as the miqat for the people of Iraq.

Al-Aswad would not let any of his family pass al-Aqiq without being in ihram.

Ibn Sirin says: Five miqats were set for the people: Dhu al-Hulayfah for the people of Madinah, al-Tan'im for the people of Makkah, al-Juhfah for the people of Syria, Yalamlam for the people of Yemen, and Qarn for the people of Najd, or he said: Qarn for the people of Iraq.

Then, some time later, people said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "We have no route through Qarn." He said: "Its counterpart is Dhat Irq."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) would enter ihram from Dhat Irq and would not speak to anyone until he had completed the tawaf, except when something was absolutely necessary, then he would speak.

Thuwayr says: I performed Hajj with Sa'id bin Jubayr and Mujahid, and both of them entered ihram for Hajj from al-Aqiq.

Ibrahim bin Abd al-A'la says: I set out for Hajj with Suwayd bin Ghafalah, and he entered ihram from Dhat Irq.

Masruq says: The miqat for the people of Iraq is al-Aqiq.