Miqaat

Q: I’m planning to perform Umrah after my wedding in December, and I’m considering two scenarios: 

**Scenario 1:** I take a flight from Pakistan to Jeddah, make the intention for Umrah and enter Ihram before crossing Miqat during the journey, and then travel directly from Jeddah to Makkah to perform Umrah on the same day. 

**Scenario 2:** I fly from Pakistan to Jeddah but stay there for two days and two nights to explore the city and do some sightseeing. After that, I travel from Jeddah to the Miqat, enter Ihram, make the intention for Umrah, and then proceed to Makkah to perform Umrah. 

My main question is whether the second scenario is Islamically permissible. 

I want to clarify that *my primary purpose of visiting Saudi Arabia is to perform Umrah.* Staying in Jeddah first would be purely for sightseeing and exploring the city. There is no work-related reason, necessity, or compulsion involved. It would simply be my personal preference. 

Since our return flight will be from Madinah, we won't have the opportunity to explore Jeddah on our way back. That's why I'm considering visiting Jeddah before performing Umrah. 

Could you please guide me on whether the second option is permissible according to Shariah, or whether we should enter Ihram before crossing Miqat and perform Umrah directly upon arrival?

Q: What is the ruling for the following scenarios? 

1. A man puts on his Ihrām and goes into Makkah. When he checks into his hotel, he receives news of the passing away of a family member, hence he flies back, in Ihrām, for the Janazah, thereafter returning and commencing his Umrah. Is there anything due upon him? 

2. A couple are going for Hajj. As they don the Ihrām and are about to enter Makkah, the wife's menstruation commences, which will end on the 7th of Dhul-Hijjah, hence after the completion of the husband's Umrah, they decide to spend the remaining time in Madinah. Is there anything due upon the wife?

Q: I intend performing Umrah for my deceased parents. I’m travelling to Jeddah and staying for 2 days with my niece who resides there. After I finish Umrah I will go back to Jeddah for a week and then to Doha for 2 days. 

When and where do I don Ihraam? 

Can I perform 1 umrah for both my parents?

Q: Does a resident of Makkah have to tie an ihraam every time he exits the meeqaat?

Q: A person departs from South Africa to perform hajj. From which point is it compulsory upon him to tie his ihraam? Does he have to tie it in the aeroplane when the announcement is made, or is it permissible for him to tie it in the Jeddah Airport after they land? Could you please explain the details of the mas’alah of tying the ihraam at the meeqaat?

Q: If going for umrah with Ethiopian airlines, when one stops at the Ethiopian airport for transit, can one put on ihraam at the airport but only make niyyat of going into ihraam in the plane when the plane is flying close to Jeddah?

Q: Years ago I made umrah and then I made an overnight visit to Taif. Was I suppose to perform another umrah on my return to Makkah?

Q: I came for umrah from Dubai by road. Now I am in Madina. Can I go to Jeddah and than tie ihraam from Jeddah’s meeqat and then go for umrah?