What is the ruling on a woman traveling with a group of women without a mahram?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for a group of women to travel by plane from one city to another without a mahram, given that the duration of the trip is short, an hour and a half?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram. It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel except with a mahram, and the hadith is general. A plane is subject to what befalls it in terms of accidents, changes in route, or the woman falling ill; who would support her? Who would carry her? So it is not permissible for her to travel except with a mahram. Yes, it is a general hadith. Also, the woman’s need for a mahram is in the plane and in other means of transport. Yes.
He asks: Is it permissible for a group of women to travel by plane from one city to another without a mahram, given that the duration of the trip is short, an hour and a half?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram. It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel except with a mahram, and the hadith is general. A plane is subject to what befalls it in terms of accidents, changes in route, or the woman falling ill; who would support her? Who would carry her? So it is not permissible for her to travel except with a mahram. Yes, it is a general hadith. Also, the woman’s need for a mahram is in the plane and in other means of transport. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم سفر المرأة مع مجموعة من النساء بدون محرم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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