A woman traveling for trade without a mahram
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to travel from one country to another for the purpose of trade, when she does not have a mahram with her?
The Shaykh:
No,Sahih al-Bukhari 1088. Sunan Abi Dawud 1727Sahih (Al-Albani), in one narration it is three days, in another narration it is two days, in another narration there is no restriction by days; she travels only with a mahram, whether for trade, for visiting, for Hajj, or for 'Umrah.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Some...
The Shaykh:
Except in the case of hijrah. If a woman needs to perform hijrah and flees for the sake of her religion, there is no harm in her traveling for hijrah even if she does not have a mahram with her. Apart from that, a mahram is required.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to travel from one country to another for the purpose of trade, when she does not have a mahram with her?
The Shaykh:
No,
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافرunless she is accompanied by a man who is within the prohibited degree
إلا ومعها ذو محرمThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Some...
The Shaykh:
Except in the case of hijrah. If a woman needs to perform hijrah and flees for the sake of her religion, there is no harm in her traveling for hijrah even if she does not have a mahram with her. Apart from that, a mahram is required.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:15:43)
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