Is it permissible for a woman to perform sa'y and tawaf without a mahram?
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Question : Is it permissible for a woman to perform tawaf and sa'y for 'Umrah without a mahram, if her mahram is present in the Haram but he wants to pray?
Answer : Yes, it is permissible for a woman to perform tawaf and sa'y without a mahram, because this is not travel and it is not seclusion. What is forbidden without a mahram is either seclusion or travel. Here there is no seclusion and no travel, so it is permissible for a woman to perform tawaf alone and sa'y alone. Yes, if there is fear for her safety, then it is obligatory that someone be with her to protect her from the people of open sinfulness. Yes.
Answer : Yes, it is permissible for a woman to perform tawaf and sa'y without a mahram, because this is not travel and it is not seclusion. What is forbidden without a mahram is either seclusion or travel. Here there is no seclusion and no travel, so it is permissible for a woman to perform tawaf alone and sa'y alone. Yes, if there is fear for her safety, then it is obligatory that someone be with her to protect her from the people of open sinfulness. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[56 من 126] هل يجوز للمرأة أن تسعى وتطوف بدون محرم؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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