Is Jeddah a Miqat?

Question

Question: (1) What do the respected scholars say concerning Jeddah — is it counted among the miqats or not? If the Miqat Is Not Known, One Should Exercise Tahari Question: (2) If an afaqi (one coming from beyond the miqats) intends the Haram of Mecca and, on entering, does not pass through one of the five miqats specifically, but enters through a point of alignment (muhadhat) lying between the miqats — from where should such a person enter ihram? And is alignment a condition for such a person or not?

Answer

(1) For one on whose route the specified miqats do not lie, or who does not know their alignment, and who is coming by the sea route, Jeddah is the miqat in his case. [ar]فمن سلك أي طريقا ليس فيه ميقات معين برا أو بحرا اجتهد وإذا حاذى ميقاتا منها أي من المواقيت المعروفة، وإن لم يعلم المحاذاة فعلى رحلتين من مكة كجدة المحروسة من طرف البحر[/ar] “Whoever takes any route on which…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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