A woman’s travel from Jeddah to Makkah and Riyadh without a mahram

Question:
The sister says in her second question: I do not, I do not have a mahram, Honorable Shaykh, in Jeddah. And if I want to go to Makkah for 'Umrah, or to pray in the Haram with some relatives and their families, is it permissible for me? Since some say that from Jeddah to Makkah is not travel, and I usually travel from Jeddah to Riyadh without a mahram, and that is by plane.

Answer:
Traveling from Jeddah to Riyadh is not permissible, neither by plane nor by any other means, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) except with a mahram. As for going from Jeddah to Makkah, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, but if you go with a group of people, there is no harm in that, if Allah wills, because it is not considered travel, as the distance between Jeddah and Makkah is short. And for her to be cautious and not go except with a mahram is more precautionary for her and safer for her conscience. This is regarding the area between Makkah and Jeddah. As for from Makkah to Riyadh or from Jeddah to Riyadh, travel that reaches the distance of two days for a mount, this is absolutely not permissible, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.

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