The Travel of a Disbelieving Woman Without a Mahram Out of Necessity

The questioner:
If a polytheist woman comes to these lands out of necessity, is it obligatory for a mahram to come with her?

The Shaykh:
No, in the case of necessity, a mahram is not required. For a woman migrating, a mahram is not required if she is called to do so.

The questioner:
It is not a condition for you, but only in the case of necessity.

The Shaykh:
If she comes for the sake of migration.

The questioner:
No, a doctor.

The Shaykh:
No, she has no commitment to Islam; she did not come as a Muslim, and she has no commitment to the rulings of Islam until she converts. However, if she comes to Islam as a migrant, she may migrate and remain in a state of ihram. If she cannot find a mahram, she may do so to save herself from the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah). As for bringing in disbelievers, they were not brought into the Peninsula except in cases of dire necessity. A disbeliever was not brought in. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed that they be expelled from this Peninsula. Yes.