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Thursday, February 6, 2020

18. Pilgrims Arriving By Air


Pilgrims travelling by plane should perform ghusl before boarding and assume ihram upon reaching the meeqat.

It does not matter if the pilgrim put on the ihram garments before boarding, but he should make the intention and call out, "Labbayk..." only upon reaching the meeqat, for the Prophet  salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam  said:
"They [i.e. the meeqats] are for those who come from them and those coming from beyond them who intend Hajj or Umrah."

It is not permissible for a pilgrim to delay his ihram until arrival in jeddah. If he does so, he has committed a violation, and a ransom [i.e. the sacrifice of an animal] will be due from him. If due to ignorance one passes the meeqat without ihram, he must return to that point before assuming ihram, otherwise, a ransom  is due.

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