Prohibition of a woman traveling for Hajj without a mahram, even with a group of women

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on a woman performing Hajj without a mahram, accompanied by a group of good women?

Answer:
This contradicts the command of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel unless she has a mahram with her, not with a group of women, not by plane, and not by car, except with a mahram. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. The Messenger sent back a man from a military expedition to perform Hajj with his wife. His wife was with the pilgrims, a group that included women. But these people are mistaken; they seek to open doors for people and say, "This is from making things easy." What is this? This is not making things easy. Making things easy is adhering to the Shari'ah, my brother. The Shari'ah is the ease. As for escaping from it, if someone says, "This is from making things easy," that is not permissible. Yes.