A Woman’s Migration Without a Mahram
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The questioner:
May Allah guide you. The Shaykh, the general prohibition is that a man is not to be alone with a woman. The prohibition on a woman performing Hajj—does it include migration? If there is no response, and the woman is alone with no one to migrate with, does she migrate from the abode of war to the abode of Islam alone?
The Shaykh:
We have prepared questions for you. Regarding migration: if she fears for her safety, and she does not have a mahram, and she is migrating without a mahram, then it is necessary that this be a firm idea. This is a strong opinion, and it is likely a matter of consensus.
If a calamity befalls her. Even without a mahram, if she is in danger to herself, she should hasten to migrate, lest she fall into imprisonment or travel, and those are the greatest of sins. If it were possible that she faced the danger of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the danger of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), the danger of shirk is greater than what might befall her from someone seeking to transgress against her. The common case is that such a person seeks Allah’s company, and it is recommended to assist her and help her reach safety due to her righteousness.
May Allah guide you. The Shaykh, the general prohibition is that a man is not to be alone with a woman. The prohibition on a woman performing Hajj—does it include migration? If there is no response, and the woman is alone with no one to migrate with, does she migrate from the abode of war to the abode of Islam alone?
The Shaykh:
We have prepared questions for you. Regarding migration: if she fears for her safety, and she does not have a mahram, and she is migrating without a mahram, then it is necessary that this be a firm idea. This is a strong opinion, and it is likely a matter of consensus.
If a calamity befalls her. Even without a mahram, if she is in danger to herself, she should hasten to migrate, lest she fall into imprisonment or travel, and those are the greatest of sins. If it were possible that she faced the danger of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the danger of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), the danger of shirk is greater than what might befall her from someone seeking to transgress against her. The common case is that such a person seeks Allah’s company, and it is recommended to assist her and help her reach safety due to her righteousness.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من كتاب الحج — islamhouse.com (46:15)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.