The Ruling on a Woman Traveling Without a Mahram
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Question:
If a woman is in dire necessity to travel by plane without a mahram (a relative one may not marry) along with a group of women, does she travel?
Answer:
There is no dire necessity in this. Her mahram comes and travels with her. She does not travel by plane or by any other means with a group of women. They are in need of mahrams. How can a group be a mahram for a woman? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1088 except with a mahram. This is a general hadith for all circumstances and times until the Hour comes. Yes.
If a woman is in dire necessity to travel by plane without a mahram (a relative one may not marry) along with a group of women, does she travel?
Answer:
There is no dire necessity in this. Her mahram comes and travels with her. She does not travel by plane or by any other means with a group of women. They are in need of mahrams. How can a group be a mahram for a woman? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافر
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/250 — archive.org (13:34)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.