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He entered ihram and did not stipulate that he would exit ihram if something prevented him from continuing, then he was prevented from entering Makkah and he went back to his country

Question: 127398

I entered ihram from Dhu’l-Hulayfah and I did not stipulate that I would exit ihram if something prevented me from continuing, then I was prevented by the police because my visa had expired, and I went back to my country. What should I do?.

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

If a person enters ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah then something
prevents him from reaching the Sacred House and completing his pilgrimage,
if he had stipulated when entering ihram, “O Allaah, my exiting ihram will
be where I am prevented from continuing,” then he will have exited ihram and
will not have to do anything, but if he did not make this stipulation and
then he is prevented from continuing, he should slaughter a sheep in the
place where he was prevented from continuing, whether he was in the
sanctuary or not, and he should give it to the poor people in that place or
send it to the poor people of the sanctuary, then he should shave his head
or cut his hair and exit ihram. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according
to the ways of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم), the Hajj and ‘Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for
Allaah. But if you are prevented (from completing them), sacrifice a Hady
(animal, i.e. a sheep, a cow, or a camel) such as you can afford, and do not
shave your heads until the Hady reaches the place of sacrifice”

[al-Baqarah 2:196]. 

Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said: The
scholars are unanimously agreed that if the pilgrim in ihram is prevented
from continuing by an enemy, be it mushrikeen or others, and they prevent
him from reaching the Ka’bah and he cannot find a safe route, then he may
exit ihram. Allaah has stated that in the verse, “But if you are
prevented (from completing them), sacrifice a Hady (animal, i.e. a sheep, a
cow, or a camel) such as you can afford”. And it is proven that the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) ordered his Companions,
on the day they were prevented from continuing (the ‘Umrah) at
al-Hudaybiyah, to offer their sacrifices, shave their heads and exit ihraam.
This applies whether the ihram is for Hajj or ‘Umrah or both, according to
the opinion of our imam (Imam Ahmad), Abu Haneefah and al-Shaafa’i. … The
one who exits ihram because he has been prevented from continuing has to
offer the hadiy (sacrifice) according to the majority of scholars, because
Allaah says, “But if you are prevented (from completing them), sacrifice
a Hady (animal, i.e. a sheep, a cow, or a camel) such as you can afford.”
Al-Shaafa’i said: There is no difference of opinion among the scholars of
tafseer concerning the fact that this verse was revealed when they were
prevented from continuing their ‘umrah at al-Hudaybiyah. End quote from
al-Mughni, 3/172 

Some scholars are of the view that if the one who is
prevented from continuing cannot find a sacrificial animal then he may fast
for 10 days, by analogy with the pilgrim who does tamattu’. 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was of
the view that if the one who is prevented from continuing cannot find a
sacrificial animal, he does not have to fast, because Allaah did not mention
fasting in the verse on being prevented from continuing one’s pilgrimage. 

And because the apparent of the situation of the Companions
at the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah was that they were poor and there is no
report that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him)
commanded those who did not have sacrificial animals with them to fast for
ten days.  

See: al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 7/184, 185 

Based on that, what you have to do now is to delegate someone
to offer a sacrifice for you in Makkah to be distributed to the poor of the
sanctuary, then shave your head or cut your hair and exit ihram. 

You have to avoid all the things that are forbidden in ihram
until your exiting ihram is complete. 

Whatever you may have done during this period of things that
are forbidden in ihram out of ignorance on your part, you do not have to do
anything as a result. 

If you cannot offer a sacrifice, then you should shave your
head or cut your hair, and thus you will have exited ihram. 

And Allaah knows best.

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