Is a woman sinful if she travels for Hajj without a mahram (a relative one may not marry) if she is with a safe group?

Question:
She says, in the continuation of her question: If a woman goes with a safe group, is she also considered sinful?

Answer:
Yes, she is sinful. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make a distinction. He said: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel except with a mahram (a relative one may not marry)." He did not distinguish between one who is with a group and one who is alone. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make a distinction. How do we make a distinction? And we make a specific exception to the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that did not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is from the wrong ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) that some of them say, and it is an error.
We do not make specific exceptions to hadiths and verses except with evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. As for making exceptions based on our opinions and our ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), or the saying of so-and-so or so-and-so, that is not acceptable. Yes.