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What is the ruling on a woman traveling for Hajj without a mahram if she is in a safe group, such as the organized tours?

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Question:
A questioner says: There are Hajj tours specifically for women. If a person has a female servant and wants her to perform Hajj, he must bring her to this organization and pay them one thousand riyals, and they take charge of her Hajj with other female servants. The entire tour consists of women, and they take her and the others to Makkah, then 'Arafah, then Mina, and then return them to their place of residence. What is the ruling on this?

Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahramلا تسافر المرأة إلا مع ذي محرم
Sahih al-Bukhari 1862
. Therefore, she should not travel, whether with tours or otherwise, except with a mahram. This is what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, there has been laxity on the part of many. Some scholars hold that if she is in safety and the one in charge of the matter is trustworthy and there is no danger to her, then there is no harm. But there is no evidence for this view, and it contradicts the Sunnah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that a woman should not travel except with a mahram. This is what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The woman is in a vulnerable position and at risk, and Hajj is not obligatory upon her, praise be to Allah. As long as she does not have a mahram, Hajj is not obligatory upon her until she obtains a mahram, whether a husband or otherwise. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 78 ما حكم سفر المرأة للحج بلا مَحرم إذا كانت في رفقة آمنة كالحملات المنشرة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com

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