MEEQAT MAKANI (IN RESPECT OF LOCATION)

It is the location at which to invoke the intention. Invoking the intention at the Maqani Meeqat is one of the obligatory rites of the hajj and ‘Umrah. It means delineating the location which is not to be traversed by those coming from outside, who wishes to perform the hajj or ‘Umrah, except where if they had invoked the intention for hajj or ‘Umrah, at or before the specified location.

There are five such places as related by Ibnu Abbas R.A. : which the Prophet (S.A.W) had determined for the residents of:

·         Medina: At Zulhulaifah (now known as Bir Ali).

·         Sayyam: The Place of Jufah (Also renowned as Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon).

·         Najed: At Qarnul Manazil (Najad is now known as Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh)

·         Yaman: At Yalamlam (South of Makkah)

·         Iraq: At Zatul Irqin

1.      Meeqat for residents outside Makkah

·         The locations of ihram for residents from these countries have been determined, such as residents of Madinah who embark on the hajj and Umrah is obligated to ihram at Zulhulaifah.

·         For residents of other countries who pass through the country mentioned, their Meeqat is the same. For example, Pilgrims coming from Singapore to Madinah, and afterward wish to advance for the hajj or ‘Umrah, are obligated to ihram at Zulhulaifah (Bir ali), the Meeqat for Madinah residents.

·         For residents of other countries without a Meeqat and who do not pass through locations with a Meeqat, their location of ihram is aligned to the above deliberated Meeqat locations. For instance, Singapore pilgrims proceeding directly to Makkah for the hajj and Umrah, before landing in Jeddah, will be passing through the region which is in line with the stated Meeqat locations, they are obligated to be in the state of ihram at the time they pass through these locations.

·         For residents of locations which are in between the Meeqat and Makkah, then their Meeqat for the hajj and Umrah is in front of their houses, such as those who live in a location between Makkah and Zulhulaifah.

2. Meeqat for Makkah residents and foreigners living in Makkah

·         The Hajj Meeqat for Makkah residents and foreigners living in Makkah is in front of their house.

·         The Umrah Meeqat is the halal land (permissible precinct) surrounding Makkah, such as Ji’ranah and Tana’im. Whoever is in Makkah , be they resident or foreigner, if they wish to invoke the intention for ‘Umrah, it is obligatory for them to do so from outside the sacred precinct, regardless of where it may be, as long as it is outside the sacred precinct, and perform the sunnah solat for ihram. But in case he does not summon the intention until he re-enters the holy zone, and then he invokes it, it is then mandatory for him to pay the settle the dam, for transgressing the Meeqat.

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