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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman traveling without a mahram when there is a need

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram if she has a need for it?

Answer:
It is not permissible for her to do so,
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travelلا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافر
Sahih al-Bukhari 1088
, except if she has a mahram with her. They said: except for hijrah. If she needs to perform hijrah, she may travel even without a mahram. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:00:05)

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