A woman traveling by airplane without a mahram
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Question:
What is the ruling on a woman traveling without a mahram, knowing that she will be taken to the airport and received at the second airport in order to go to her husband there?
Answer:
First of all, I ask you: Do you guarantee that she will arrive at the second airport, or does the plane sometimes deviate for one reason or another and go to another country, landing at another airport? Who will receive her, my brother? What is this talk? Who guarantees that the plane will always land at the airport designated for it? Things happen to it and it diverts from it; this happens often. Who will receive the woman of honor if she arrives in a foreign country where she has no one? This is from one aspect. The second aspect is from the perspective of the evidence: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) generalized in every time and place and in every means of transport. He generalized:Sahih al-Bukhari 1088 except with a mahram. Who wants to come and specify it, saying, "No, no, it is by airplane now"? The Messenger did not know that airplanes would come and that... Oh, glory to Allah!
The Messenger’s words are general for all times, all places, and all eras. The Islamic Shari'ah is comprehensive until the Hour stands.
What is the ruling on a woman traveling without a mahram, knowing that she will be taken to the airport and received at the second airport in order to go to her husband there?
Answer:
First of all, I ask you: Do you guarantee that she will arrive at the second airport, or does the plane sometimes deviate for one reason or another and go to another country, landing at another airport? Who will receive her, my brother? What is this talk? Who guarantees that the plane will always land at the airport designated for it? Things happen to it and it diverts from it; this happens often. Who will receive the woman of honor if she arrives in a foreign country where she has no one? This is from one aspect. The second aspect is from the perspective of the evidence: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) generalized in every time and place and in every means of transport. He generalized:
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامراه تؤمن بالله واليوم الاخر ان تسافرThe Messenger’s words are general for all times, all places, and all eras. The Islamic Shari'ah is comprehensive until the Hour stands.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب المريض — islamhouse.com (1:04:57)
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