Meeqat to Makkah; Ihram is necessary

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, it is compulsory for an aafaaqi (one who lives outside the boundaries of meeqaat) to wear ihram whenever he intends to enter the boundaries of haram. [i]

If an aafaaqi person enters the boundaries of haram without ihram, then either he has to give damm or return to the meeqat and wear ihram, then re-enter haram. In this case, he does not have to give damm.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mirza Mahmood Baig

Student Darul Iftaa

Jeddah, KSA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.