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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you as well. From the Holy City of Makkah, a message signed by one of our sisters from there, saying: Dal, Shin, Sad. She asks: Honorable Shaykh, Shaykh Salih, she says: Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone if the distance between her town and the other town is about two or three hours? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram if the distance between the two towns or elsewhere is eighty kilometers or more; the mahram is required. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel unless she has with her a mahram,” and the two days referred to means for a mount, the walking distance at that time, which has been estimated at eighty kilometers in this time, whether she covers it in one hour, less, or more. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4443- لا يجوز سفر المرأة بدون محرم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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