What is the authenticity of the hadith (A woman should not travel a distance of one day and night except with a mahram), and what is meant by a distance of one day and night?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You are asking about the authenticity of some hadiths, including: A woman should not travel a distance of one day and night except with a mahram.
The Shaykh:
Yes, a hadith was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) The conclusion is that it is not permissible for her to do what is called travel except with a mahram. This is what the hadiths indicate in their totality: what is called travel and is considered travel in the custom of people, it is forbidden for her except with a mahram. Yes.
The questioner:
You also ask: A woman should not travel a distance of three days except with this mahram?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, these are narrations reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
You also ask, Shaykh Salih: Is the meaning of a distance of one day and night that the night should not overtake her? We ask for clarification, along with your opinion on the hadiths?
The Shaykh:
The intended meaning is the distance a person covers on a mount or on foot in one day and night. This is what is meant.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If the totality of these hadiths, some of which support others, leads the Honorable Shaykh Salih to view them all as authentic?
The Shaykh:
They are all authentic.
The presenter:
They are all in the authentic collections. Yes. So we say to our sister, your statement, may Allah reward you with good, that the hadiths are all authentic. Present, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh:
The collection indicates that it is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah. Allah
The Shaykh:
Whatever the means of travel.
The presenter:
Whatever the means.
The Shaykh:
Whether on a mount, or in a car, or in an airplane, or on a ship, whatever the means of travel, due to the generality of the hadiths, and whether it is fast or slow. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You are asking about the authenticity of some hadiths, including: A woman should not travel a distance of one day and night except with a mahram.
The Shaykh:
Yes, a hadith was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
One day and night was reported, two days were reported, and three days were reported.
ورد يوم وليله وورد يومان وورد ثلاثه ايامThe questioner:
You also ask: A woman should not travel a distance of three days except with this mahram?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, these are narrations reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Three days were reported, two days were reported, one day and night was reported, and it was reported in absolute terms: It is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram.
ورد ثلاثة أيام، ورد يومان، وورد يوم وليلة، وورد مطلقا، لا يحل لامرأة أن تسافر إلا ومعها ذو محرم.The questioner:
You also ask, Shaykh Salih: Is the meaning of a distance of one day and night that the night should not overtake her? We ask for clarification, along with your opinion on the hadiths?
The Shaykh:
The intended meaning is the distance a person covers on a mount or on foot in one day and night. This is what is meant.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If the totality of these hadiths, some of which support others, leads the Honorable Shaykh Salih to view them all as authentic?
The Shaykh:
They are all authentic.
The presenter:
They are all in the authentic collections. Yes. So we say to our sister, your statement, may Allah reward you with good, that the hadiths are all authentic. Present, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh:
The collection indicates that it is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah. Allah
The Shaykh:
Whatever the means of travel.
The presenter:
Whatever the means.
The Shaykh:
Whether on a mount, or in a car, or in an airplane, or on a ship, whatever the means of travel, due to the generality of the hadiths, and whether it is fast or slow. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة حديث (لا تسافر امرأة إلا مع ذي محرم مسيرة يوم وليلة)، وما المقصود بمسيرة يوم وليلة؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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