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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The argument for using riding on a mount as a precedent for women driving cars

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Question:
He also asks: Is there any argument in the claim that riding on a mount in the past is evidence for permitting women to drive?

Answer:
Riding on a mount carries no danger; the mount has no danger, and no harms result from it, unlike a woman driving a car. Driving a car involves harms, danger, and many precautions, so it is prohibited. If a woman owns a car and has the key, she goes wherever she wants, at any time, day or night, with her car key, and no one stops her. The man has no authority over her. A wicked or sinful person might call her, make an appointment with her, and what prevents her from taking the car key, starting the engine, and going to the appointment? Because she has taken her freedom, so this...
Source تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب [11] — alfawzan.live (46:36)

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