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What is the authenticity of the hadith that a woman should not travel without a mahram?

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The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. We are asking about this.

The Shaykh : Yes, he says: What is the authenticity of the hadith
It is not permissible for a woman to travel threeلا يَحِلُّ لامْرَأَةٍ أَنْ تُسَافِرَ ثَلاثَةً
Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:1036
days without a mahram, and another hadith that a woman should not travel a distance of a day and a night without a mahram?

The questioner : And the third.

The Shaykh : That a woman should not travel without a mahram.

The questioner : The point of reference is the third hadith, that a woman should not travel at all without a mahram. As for what was said about three days or a day and a night, that is based on the questioner’s question, who said: “O Messenger of Allah, does a woman travel more than three days?” So he answered according to what he asked. It is obligatory to take the general meaning.

The Shaykh : That a woman should not travel except with a mahram.

The questioner : Aywah.

The Shaykh : By plane or by car.

The questioner : Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2495- ما صحة حديث ان لا تسافر المرأة بغير محرم/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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