A woman riding with a relative other than a mahram and seclusion
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The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe and so on. Is it permissible for a woman to ride in a government car? If my wife is with him in the car, and we are going together, is there a barrier between us so that we know she is returning to her place?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that because there is no seclusion. As long as your wife is with you, there is no seclusion. The prohibited thing is seclusion, that she rides with you alone. That is the prohibited thing. If your wife, your sister, or another woman is with you, the seclusion is removed, so there is nothing wrong. Yes.
The questioner:
The wise ones.
The Shaykh:
The distance is short. It is not a work distance; it is a short distance within the town, meaning a short distance. But if it is a travel distance, it is not permissible, even if she is with him. A woman does not travel except with a mahram. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe and so on. Is it permissible for a woman to ride in a government car? If my wife is with him in the car, and we are going together, is there a barrier between us so that we know she is returning to her place?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that because there is no seclusion. As long as your wife is with you, there is no seclusion. The prohibited thing is seclusion, that she rides with you alone. That is the prohibited thing. If your wife, your sister, or another woman is with you, the seclusion is removed, so there is nothing wrong. Yes.
The questioner:
The wise ones.
The Shaykh:
The distance is short. It is not a work distance; it is a short distance within the town, meaning a short distance. But if it is a travel distance, it is not permissible, even if she is with him. A woman does not travel except with a mahram. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13/1 شرح العقيدة الطحاوية/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:23:10)
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