Obedience to the husband in the wife's travel without a mahram
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman whose husband resides in Saudi Arabia as a resident, while she lives in another country. This husband wants his wife to travel to him alone, claiming that he is her husband and she must obey him, and that some have issued a fatwa permitting her to go and travel without a mahram. Her question is: Is it permissible for me to obey him?
Answer:
No, no, neither the husband nor the father nor any created being, no , a woman traveling without a mahram is a sin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said What does "it is not permissible" mean? It means it is forbidden, forbidden and a sin, Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:1049, she should not obey her husband in this, even if someone issued a fatwa to the contrary, that is contrary to the evidence, the one who issues such a fatwa is mistaken and contrary to the evidence.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman whose husband resides in Saudi Arabia as a resident, while she lives in another country. This husband wants his wife to travel to him alone, claiming that he is her husband and she must obey him, and that some have issued a fatwa permitting her to go and travel without a mahram. Her question is: Is it permissible for me to obey him?
Answer:
No, no
Obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator
طاعة لمخلوق لمعصية الخالقObedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator
طاعة لمخلوق معصية الخالقIt is not permissible,
لا يحل،It is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram
لا يحل لامرأة أن تسافر إلا ومعها ذو محرم
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (1:05:16)
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