Source: Fatawa Arkan-e-Islam
❖ Question
What is the ruling regarding a person who intends to perform Umrah but passes the Miqat without entering into the state of Ihram?
❖ Answer
Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, ʾAmma ba‘d!
If a person intends to perform Hajj or Umrah, it is obligatory for him not to pass the Miqat without entering the state of Ihram, because the Noble Prophet ﷺ said:
«يُهِلُّ اَهْلُ الْمَدِيْنَةِ مِنْ ذِی الْحُلَيْفَةِ…»
“The people of Madinah should enter into Ihram from Dhul-Hulaifah.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Chapter: The Miqat of the People of Madinah, Ḥadīth: 1525)
❖ Explanation of Rulings
✔ It is obligatory for anyone intending to perform Hajj or Umrah to enter into Ihram from the Miqat.
✔ It is not permissible to pass the Miqat without entering into Ihram.
❖ What if someone passes the Miqat without entering into Ihram?
① First Scenario:
If the person returns to the Miqat after passing it and enters into Ihram from there:
✿ Then no compensation (fidya) is required.
② Second Scenario:
If the person does not return to the Miqat and instead enters into Ihram from his current location:
✿ Then, according to the scholars, fidya becomes obligatory upon him.
✿ The fidya includes the following:
❀ He must slaughter an animal,
❀ And distribute its meat among the poor in Makkah.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
