The Ruling on a Woman Traveling After the Death of Her Husband

The questioner:
May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh, regarding the one who has passed away.

The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not travel except with a mahram (a relative one may not marry)." And mistakes do occur. Yes.

The questioner:
When a woman’s husband dies.

The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.

The questioner:
When a woman’s husband dies and she is on the road.

The Shaykh:
She completes the journey if the majority of the distance has been covered. If she is close to the town, she returns. If the majority of the distance has been covered, or if it is difficult for her to return, she completes the journey, and praise be to Allah. Yes. Yes. Even though the hadith is general in its wording, stating that she does not have a mahram, or even if she does not have a mahram, or even if it is easy, they call them mahram. Is that clear? No, a mahram is a full-grown adult man. Yes.