Question
From South Africa if a person goes directly to Makkah for Hajj and Umrah, what is his Meeqaat? Some say that it is permissible to don Ihraam in Jeddah. Others say that this is not permissible. Ihraam must be donned in the plane when the plane comes in line with the Meeqaat known as Yalamlum. What is the correct ruling?
Answer
There are two versions. According to the one view, the last point is Yalamlum. When in line with Yalamlum, they say that it is compulsory to don Ihraam. According to the other view, it is permissible to delay the Ihraam until arrival in Jeddah. We follow this latter view which was also the fatwa of Hadhrat Mufti Shafi' (rahmatullah alayh).
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 03
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