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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone for the purpose of studying?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a woman travels for the purpose of studying without a mahram, what is the ruling on her doing so?

Answer:
It is forbidden; her doing so is forbidden. And what is this study? Is this study of religious matters? No, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1597] هل يجوز للمرأة أن تسافر وحدها من أجل الدراسة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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