There are three types of Hajj pilgrims: a qarin (one who performs `Umra and Hajj at the same time), a mufrad (one who only performs Hajj), and a mutamati` bil `umra ilal Hajj (one who performs `Umra, then takes a break, and then performs Hajj). It is not permissible for the people of Mecca and its surrounding areas to do the mut`a of Hajj. They can only perform the qarin and the ifrad, as Allah says, “This is for those whose family is not in the sacred precincts of the Sanctified Mosque.” (2:196) The perimeter of the sacred precincts of the Sanctified House includes the people of Mecca and its forty-eight Roman mile radius. Whoever is outside of this perimeter does not perform Hajj except that he does the mut`a of `Umra to the Hajj – and Allah does not accept other than that. Ihram should be gowned in `Aqiq – its beginning is in Muslih (in Medina), its middle is in Ghumra (on the road to Mecca), and its end is in `Arq (between Najd and Tihama) – and its beginning is best, for the Messenger of Allah (s) assigned `Aqiq to the people of Iraq, Qarn al-Manazil to the people of Ta’if, Yalamlam to the people of Yemen, al-Mahi`a – which is Juhfa – to the people of the Levant, and Dhul Halifa – Masjid al-Shajara – to the people of Medina. It is not permissible to gown the ihram before reaching al-Miqat, nor is it permissible to delay it passed al-Miqat except for a legitimate reason.