مناسك حج - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ٤٢ - Miqats (stated places) of Ihram )preparing to perform Hajj
٦- The City of Mecca
Article ٤٢-" Mecca" is the Miqat for" hajj al- Tamattu"; it means that pilgrims wear Ihram for performing Hajj, which its first act is going to" Arafat", after performing Umrah from the city of Mecca.
Article ٤٣- There is no difference between places of Mecca and the pilgrim can become Muhrim from any place of this city, even places that have been added to Mecca today during the advancements of city in the past years; but the place should not be out of zone of Haram as obligatory precaution; For example, today Mecca has been expanded and has been gone beyond Masjid al- Taneem, which is the closest boundary of Haram, and if a person becomes Muhrim from that place which is out of boundaries of Haram, this act is not free of problem and the best place is Masjid al- Haraam.