Female teachers traveling to work in distant locations without a mahram

Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) raised a general issue that occupies the minds of many female teachers and the guardians of their children, as many of them are appointed to work in distant locations, which excludes a large category of them. Some are in need of work, and some are not, but they are compelled to do so because they must accept the appointment for one or two years. Consequently, they face the problem of reaching the school, and among the options they consider is traveling to this place and departing in the late hours of the night, or returning, or staying in a distant location without a mahram, but rather gathering four or five teachers in a house that may be nearby, or perhaps your Excellency can facilitate this for the children of the remaining teachers.

Answer:
We do not get involved in people's personal problems; we must limit ourselves to what concerns the lesson and what is problematic in the lesson. As for getting involved in people's problems, that has its own place. However, the concise answer to this is that it is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, whether for work, Hajj, 'Umrah, visiting, or anything else. She does not travel except with this mahram. Whether the travel is repeated or not, the mahram is necessary to accompany her at the place of work and on the road, because she needs him to protect and guard her. Also, if she falls ill or needs treatment, who will take care of her and transport her? She has a necessary need for the mahram, because she is a weak woman, a source of temptation, and a target for those of ill repute. No one protects her, guards her, defends her, and attends to her affairs except her wali and her mahram. If she does not find a mahram, she does not travel; she does not travel. She stays in her house and in her town, and provision is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).