The question of Jeddah's position relative to the Miqat boundaries has been debated among scholars. The five designated Miqat points form a rough boundary around মক্কা মুকাররমা, and Jeddah's geographical position makes its status somewhat ambiguous. Some scholars consider Jeddah to be within the Miqat boundary (meaning residents enter ইহরাম from their homes), while others consider parts of Jeddah, especially the northern areas, to be outside.
The majority of contemporary scholars, including the Saudi Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta, hold that Jeddah residents may enter ইহরাম from their homes. This is because Jeddah is between the Miqat and মক্কা মুকাররমা, and নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said regarding the Miqat points: 'These are for them and for those who pass by them from other than their people, intending হজ্জ or উমরাহ. And whoever lives closer than these Miqat points, their Miqat is from where they are, even the people of মক্কা মুকাররমা from মক্কা মুকাররমা.'
For travelers who are transiting through Jeddah (arriving by air from another country), the correct approach is to enter ইহরাম at the appropriate Miqat before landing in Jeddah. If they miss the Miqat on the flight, they should ideally go to one of the Miqat points (such as Al-Juhfah/Rabigh to the north) before heading to মক্কা মুকাররমা. If this is not practical, they enter ইহরাম from Jeddah and pay fidyah জমহুর উলামাদের মতে.