Is it permissible for a group of female teachers to travel without a mahram?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for female teachers to travel for teaching without a mahram, given that they are a group of teachers and the distance is less than one hundred kilometers?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She asks: Is it permissible for female teachers to travel for teaching without a mahram, given that they are a group of teachers and the distance is less than one hundred kilometers?
The Shaykh:
The hadiths are general. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1088
The minimum distance specified by the scholars is eighty kilometers, which is a two-day journey for a mount. Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman to travel eighty kilometers or more unless she has a mahram with her. A group of women does not suffice in place of a mahram. Women are women; no matter how many, a mahram is required. The mahram must be a relative from her kin, through blood, breastfeeding, or marriage, who is permanently forbidden to her due to a lawful cause, and the mahram must be sane and of legal age.
This is required, and a teacher is no different from any other woman. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exclude the teacher; rather, he generalized the statement, saying: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day... this is general, including teachers and others. So, if she does not have a mahram to go with her for work, she should leave the job. If she does not have a mahram for Hajj, and Hajj is an obligation in Islam, she should not perform Hajj until she finds a mahram. If Hajj is not permissible except with a mahram, then teaching is even more so. Or she should request a transfer to the town where she is located. The important thing is that she does not contravene the ruling of the Shari'ah and the prohibition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They wrote to us: a school. Teaching is a necessary need. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for female teachers to travel for teaching without a mahram, given that they are a group of teachers and the distance is less than one hundred kilometers?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She asks: Is it permissible for female teachers to travel for teaching without a mahram, given that they are a group of teachers and the distance is less than one hundred kilometers?
The Shaykh:
The hadiths are general. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافر إلا ومعها ذو محرمThe minimum distance specified by the scholars is eighty kilometers, which is a two-day journey for a mount. Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman to travel eighty kilometers or more unless she has a mahram with her. A group of women does not suffice in place of a mahram. Women are women; no matter how many, a mahram is required. The mahram must be a relative from her kin, through blood, breastfeeding, or marriage, who is permanently forbidden to her due to a lawful cause, and the mahram must be sane and of legal age.
This is required, and a teacher is no different from any other woman. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exclude the teacher; rather, he generalized the statement, saying: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day... this is general, including teachers and others. So, if she does not have a mahram to go with her for work, she should leave the job. If she does not have a mahram for Hajj, and Hajj is an obligation in Islam, she should not perform Hajj until she finds a mahram. If Hajj is not permissible except with a mahram, then teaching is even more so. Or she should request a transfer to the town where she is located. The important thing is that she does not contravene the ruling of the Shari'ah and the prohibition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They wrote to us: a school. Teaching is a necessary need. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لمجموعة معلمات في التدريس السفر بدون محرم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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