Question Summary:
Is Azizia part of Mecca?

Question Detail:

Assalāmualaikum Wa Rahmatullah.
I would like to know the ruling for the following:
Is Azizia part of Mecca Mukarramah? If a person is going to be in Mecca Sharīf and Azizia for more than 14 nights, will he be made a Musāfir?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Darul Iftaa is of the view that Azizia is not part of Mecca Mukarramah.  If one intends to reside in Mecca Mukarramah for fifteen days, he will be a Muqīm. [1] However if one intends to take up residence in Mecca and Azizia jointly for fifteen days, then he will be considered a Musāfir.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.