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What is the ruling on overshooting the Miqat and entering into a state of Ihram for 'Umrah for someone from Ta'if who intended to perform 'Umrah but inadvertently overshot the Miqat, then entered Makkah, circumambulated the Kaaba, but did not perform 'Umrah?

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"Whoever intends to enter Makkah for ritual worship must enter into a state of ihram from theqat. If one passes the miqat without ihram, it is obligatory to return to it unless there is an excuse. Otherwise, a compensatory sacrifice (dam) is due. The evidence for this is the Prophet's (peace be upon him) statement: 'These [miqats] are for them [the people of those regions] and for anyone who comes through them from other than their people, intending Hajj or Umrah.' The questioner should have entered ihram from the nearest point in the non-sacred area (Al-Hill) and performed Umrah, then offered a sacrifice (hady) for not returning to the miqat. However, since he has already done what he did, there is nothing upon him, for whoever enters the Sacred Precinct (Al-Haram) without ihram, when ihram was obligatory upon him, does not owe a make-up performance (qada')."

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