Is it permissible for a woman to go to the mosque or to the market without a mahram?

Question:
The questioner says: Women go to the mosque or to the market in groups of women without a mahram? Yes, do women go to the mosque or to the market as a group of women without a mahram with them, is that permissible?

Answer:
A mahram is only required for travel. As for her going to the market or to the mosque, a mahram is not required for that. However, she must observe hijab, avoid free mixing of men and women, and fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). She does not need a mahram within the city. Her going to the market, or to school, or wherever she goes, does not require a mahram. But she must not ride in a car with a foreign driver who is not her mahram. She must not ride alone with a man who is not her mahram, because this is seclusion with a non-mahram. This is seclusion, not travel. Therefore, it is not permissible for her to be alone with a man who is not among her mahrams, whether in a car or elsewhere. And it is not permissible for her to travel except with a mahram. Yes.