The ruling on a woman traveling without a mahram to visit a sick person
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is an American woman residing in the Emirates with her husband, and her father-in-law has fallen ill in her home country, the United States. Her mother has requested her presence, but her husband is unable to travel with her. Is it permissible for her to travel without a mahram in this situation?
The Shaykh:
No, meaning, if she travels, she intends to remove the illness from the woman, or
The questioner:
she writes a lecture.
The Shaykh:
This is the issue of traveling without a mahram. And she is not one who removes illness.
The questioner:
Of course.
The Shaykh:
to a distance. So she does not travel except with a mahram, and she does not remain [in a state where] the woman is at the mercy of Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is an American woman residing in the Emirates with her husband, and her father-in-law has fallen ill in her home country, the United States. Her mother has requested her presence, but her husband is unable to travel with her. Is it permissible for her to travel without a mahram in this situation?
The Shaykh:
No, meaning, if she travels, she intends to remove the illness from the woman, or
The questioner:
she writes a lecture.
The Shaykh:
This is the issue of traveling without a mahram. And she is not one who removes illness.
The questioner:
Of course.
The Shaykh:
to a distance. So she does not travel except with a mahram, and she does not remain [in a state where] the woman is at the mercy of Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح عمدة الأحكام، كتاب القصاص - كتاب الحدود — islamhouse.com (1:10:45)
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