The Ruling on a Woman Traveling with Her Slave

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman to travel with her slave, and for him to be her mahram (a relative one may not marry)?

Answer:
No. And there are no slaves now; there are no slaves now. But this is a hypothetical question, a theoretical question. It is not permissible for her to travel with him. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,

Question:
The questioner asks: Over whom does one pray?

Answer:
It is her close relative. It is one who is forbidden to her by lineage or by a permissible bond. One who is forbidden to her by lineage, such as her brother, her uncle, her maternal uncle, and so on. Or by a permissible bond, such as milk kinship or in-laws, like the wife’s father, the wife’s paternal aunt, and the wife’s maternal aunt. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.

Question:
The young man says:

Answer:
The wife and the wife’s maternal aunt do not become mahram to him, even though they are forbidden to him. Their status is that they are mahram to him, just like the wife’s mother and the wife’s daughter. The wife’s daughter from another man, and her mother or grandmother, are mahram to him through affinity. Yes.