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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to bring my wife over and meet her at the airport, since I am unable to go down to pick her up?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for me to bring my wife over by waiting for her at the airport, while one of her brothers takes her to the airport so she can reach me, given that I am in the Kingdom and I cannot afford to go down and bring her with me?

Answer:
And if the plane encounters a problem and does not arrive at the airport, but goes to another airport or another country, who will meet her? Who guarantees that she will come to this airport? This is one aspect. The second aspect is that this contradicts the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel unless she is accompanied by a mahram (a relative one may not marry).” Whether by plane or otherwise, the mahram is necessary. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4473- 4717] هل يجوز استقدام زوجتي واستقبالها في المطار لأني لا أستطيع النزول للإتيان بها ؟ — youtube.com

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