Assuming Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah on board the plane

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Fatwas > Dhul-Qa`dah Fatwas > Assuming Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah on board the plane The third question of Fatwa no. 1693 Q 3: If a person intends to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) and finds difficulty in assuming Ihram (ritual state for Hajj and ‘Umrah) on the plane and does not know where the Miqat (site for entering the ritual state for Hajj and ‘Umrah) is, can he delay assuming Ihram until he reachesJeddah or not? A: If a person intends to perform Hajj and ‘Umrah and wants to assume Ihram while on board the plane, he can perform Ghusl (full ritual bath) (Part No. 11; Page No. 154) at home and wears the Izar (garment worn below the waist) and Rida’ (garment worn around the upper part of the body), if he would like to, and when only little remains before getting close to the Miqat he can assume Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah; there is no difficulty in doing this. ....READ MORE