A woman traveling by plane for a distance of two hours without a mahram
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Another questioner says: If a woman is only traveling a distance of two hours by plane, is it permissible for her to travel without a mahram?
Answer:
No. A two-hour flight is how far is that for a camel? How far is that for a camel? Now, from Riyadh to Jeddah, it does not take an hour and a third of an hour and a quarter, and for a camel, that is a distance of a month. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Another questioner says: If a woman is only traveling a distance of two hours by plane, is it permissible for her to travel without a mahram?
Answer:
No. A two-hour flight is how far is that for a camel? How far is that for a camel? Now, from Riyadh to Jeddah, it does not take an hour and a third of an hour and a quarter, and for a camel, that is a distance of a month. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب التاسع في طهارة القلب من أدرانه وأنجاسه — islamhouse.com (1:11:10)
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