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Fatwa CenterWhoever enters Makkah with the intention of performing `Umrah takes the same ruling of its residents
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I live in Jeddah and have daughters who live in Makkah. Sometimes, I visit them and stay in Makkah for a week or two. I am now in Makkah and want to perform ‘Umrah so should I return to Jeddah to enter into Ihraam or just do the same as the people of Makkah?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.
If you want to enter into Ihraam when you are in Jeddah, then your Meeqaat is the same town which you are in. This is based on the statement of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam as he explains the places of the Meeqaats: "…and whoever is living within these boundaries can enter Ihraam from the place where he decides (to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Thus, if you came to Makkah with no the intention of performing ‘Umrah or came to it intending ‘Umrah, stayed for some time and then wanted to make Ihraam for ‘Umrah while you were still there, the ruling of Ihraam of the people of Makkah is applicable to you. Hence, you have to go to a place outside the sacred precincts of Makkah, be it At-Tan‘eem or any other place, and assume Ihraam for ‘Umrah from there. You do not have to return to Jeddah because, in such a case as you mentioned, the ruling of the people of Makkah applies to you.
Allaah Knows best.
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