Question
For those going for Hajj or Umrah from South Africa, where is the Meeqaat? Some say that Ihraam has to be compulsorily donned when the plane is in line with Yalamlam. This is announced in the plane. Others say that Ihraam may be donned in Jeddah. What is the correct view?
Answer
The Ihraam may be delayed until Jeddah. It has to be donned compulsorily in Jeddah. It may be donned even in Johannesburg, but Jeddah is the Meeqaat for those coming from the South. Although there is another view, we follow the first view.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 06
- PDF page
- 4
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