Syria, Yemen, Najd, and the East. These miqats are for the people of these lands.

His statement, “and for whoever passes by them from among others”: if someone from Najd passes by the miqat of the people of Madinah, he enters ihram there; he is not required to go to the miqat of the people of Najd. Likewise, if the people of Yemen pass by the miqat of the people of Madinah, they are not required to go to Yalamlam, because of the hardship that would involve. Thus, as part of Allah’s facilitation, whoever passes by these miqats enters ihram at the first miqat he passes.

Question: If you are from Najd and pass by the miqat of the people of Madinah, another miqat lies ahead of you—namely al-Juhfah, since al-Juhfah comes after Dhu al-Hulayfah. Should you delay entering ihram until al-Juhfah, or must you enter ihram at Dhu al-Hulayfah?

The apparent implication of the hadith is that you must enter ihram at Dhu al-Hulayfah, for the Prophet ﷺ said, “and for whoever comes to them from among those who do not live there” (1). Once you reach this miqat while intending Hajj or Umrah, you must enter ihram from it.

The scholars differed regarding a person from Syria who passes by the miqat of the people of Madinah: may he delay entering ihram until al-Juhfah, which is the original miqat for the people of Syria?

The majority hold that he may not delay it, and that he must enter ihram at Dhu al-Hulayfah.