The ruling on a woman traveling without a mahram to study medicine

Question:
She says in her letter: What is the ruling on a woman studying medicine, which necessitates her traveling without a mahram? Please note that the distance is covered in two hours by car, and she is also compelled to reside in the university city without a mahram. Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good for us?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance. As for what follows, there is no harm in women and men studying medicine, and medicine is among the general matters that Muslims need, and studying it is a collective obligation. If it is facilitated for a woman to study medicine, especially what pertains to women, then there is great benefit in that and utility for the Muslims, and with a sincere intention it is an act of worship. However, she is not permitted to travel except with a mahram, so she must strive to travel with a mahram and then reside in a safe location, even without a mahram, if she resides in a secure place with women without seclusion with non-mahram men, then there is no harm in that. She studies with the women and returns to a secure place, and there is no harm in that. As for traveling, it is not done without a mahram, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the mahram, and this is among the most authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not a matter of dire necessity, like the emigration from the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) to the land of Islam, but rather this is among ordinary matters. So she is able to travel with her husband or with one of her close mahram relatives, such as her brother, her uncle, her maternal uncle, or the like. Otherwise, she should suffice with studying in her homeland. And Allah knows best.