The Ruling on a Woman Performing Hajj with a Group of Women Without a Mahram

Question:
A questioner from Prince Faisal Mosque in Riyadh says: I have a Muslim female servant who wishes to go for Hajj. Is it permissible for her to perform Hajj in the company of righteous women, and I, as her guarantor, will take responsibility for her Hajj?

Answer:
By Allah, this is a problem. This is a current issue where they gather all the maids in a car and a contractor takes them. This is a problem. The default is that a woman’s travel is not permissible without a mahram. It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel without a mahram. What do we answer regarding this hadith? How do we bypass it and not act upon it? Because of what people are doing and what people are not doing? No. Yes.