Is it permissible for a woman to go out with her family to the countryside or to parks and gardens?

Question : A question from one of the sisters, sent by fax. The questioner is Umm Ahmad from Khartoum Bahri, Sudan. She asks: Is it permissible for a woman to go out on outings or trips to public parks with her family, her relatives, and her mahram (a relative one may not marry)?

Answer : Yes, there is no blame on her for that, provided that she is not displaying her adornment before non-mahram men, and that there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in it, since women are exposed to the foolish. It is better in such a case for her to go out to the countryside with her family and their children, so that no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs as a result.