Q: I would like to inform Your Eminence of the location of the governorate of
Badr
in
Al-Madinah Al-Nabawiyyah
because people differ on specifying their Miqat (site for entering the ritual state for Hajj or `Umrah). Some people mentioned a Fatwa (legal opinion issued by a qualified Muslim scholar) issued by Your Eminence stating that
people of this governorate should enter the state of Ihram from their homes
in
Badr.
Shaykh, (Part No. 10; Page No. 84) The governorate of
Badr
lies to the south west of
Madinah,
150 kilometers from Madinah and the Miqat of
Abar `Aly.
This governorate lies at the old road between
Makkah
and Al-Madinah, about 120 kilometers off
Rabigh
and Miqat of
Al-Juhfah.
The order of places from
Makkah
to Al-Madinah is as follows:We walk from
Makkah
to the Miqat of
Al-Juhfah
then to
Badr
and then to
Abar `Aly
and then to
Al-Madinah.
Badr
lies at the road of
the people of the Levant (the region covering Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine)
who pass by
Badr
and then walk with
the people of Badr
in the same way until they reach the Miqat of
Al-Juhfah.
Moreover,
Badr
is not parallel to any Miqat. Rather, it lies beyond the Miqat of
Abar `Aly
from the direction of
Makkah
and before the Miqat of
the people of the Levant (the region covering Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine).
Hence, is the Miqat of
people of
Badr
the same as the Miqat of
the people of the Levant,
i.e.,
Al-Juhfah,
or is it at their homes? We need your answer so that people will have a clear vision and have their confusion dispelled. May Allah safeguard you.
A:
You have to enter the state of Ihram at your place of residence if you want to perform Hajj or `Umrah because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
And whoever is living within these boundaries can enter Ihram from his home.
You are within the Miqat of Madinah. May Allah grant all of us success.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.