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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on a woman staying in a country without a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for the purpose of studying?

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Question:
This is a woman asking from outside this country. She says: Is it permissible for my father to take me to Egypt and leave me there alone so that I can learn the Arabic language, and I would be in a house with Muslim sisters?

Answer:
Yes, if he leaves her in his house with her Muslim sisters, and the purpose is that she learns what is permissible.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إقامة المرأة في بلد دون محرم للتعلم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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