Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Entering Jeddah Without Ihraam

· 26 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is a person allowed to enter Jeddah without Ihraam if he intends to stay there for two days before continuing on to Makkah Mukarramah for Umrah?

Answer

It is allowed for a person to enter Jeddah without Ihraam if he intends to stay in Jeddah. Thereafter, he will enter the state of Ihraam from Jeddah before going towards Makkah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(وحرم تأخير الاحرام عنها) كلها (لمن) أي لآفاقي (قصد دخول مكة) يعني الحرم (ولو لحاجة) غير الحج, أما لو قصد موضعا من الحل كخليص وجدة حل له مجاوزته بلا إحرام, فإذا حل به التحق بأهله فله دخول مكة بلا إحرام, وهو الحيلة لمريد ذلك إلا لمأمور بالحج للمخالفة, (لا) يحرم (التقديم) للاحرام (عليها) بل هو الافضل إن في أشهر الحج وأمن على نفسه (وحل لاهل داخلها) يعني لك لمن وجد في داخل المواقيت (دخول مكة غير محرم) ما لم يرد نسكا للحرج كما لو جاوزها حطابو مكة فهذا (ميقاته الحل) الذي بين المواقيت والحرم (و) الميقات (لمن بمكة) يعني من بداخل الحرم (للحج الحرم وللعمر الحل) ليتحقق نوع سفر, والتنعيم أفضل

(الدر المختار ص 158)

Answered by
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
Checked & approved by
Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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