The Special Case of a Woman Traveling Without a Mahram
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the special case in which it is permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram?
Answer:
They did not make an exception except for hijrah. The travel of hijrah to escape for the sake of her religion: she travels for hijrah without a mahram, because hijrah is obligatory. And remaining in the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is forbidden. Women from among the Companions migrated without mahrams, which indicates that a mahram is not a condition for the travel of hijrah, which is fleeing from the land of disbelief to the land of Islam. As for anything other than that, it is not permissible, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1088 Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the special case in which it is permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram?
Answer:
They did not make an exception except for hijrah. The travel of hijrah to escape for the sake of her religion: she travels for hijrah without a mahram, because hijrah is obligatory. And remaining in the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is forbidden. Women from among the Companions migrated without mahrams, which indicates that a mahram is not a condition for the travel of hijrah, which is fleeing from the land of disbelief to the land of Islam. As for anything other than that, it is not permissible, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامرأة تلك تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافرexcept with a mahram.
إلا ومع ذو محرم.
Source
سفر المرأة بدون محرم — alfawzan.live
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