Is it permissible for a woman to travel from Jeddah to Makkah without a mahram?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman to travel from Jeddah to Makkah without a mahram, because it has been said that the distance between Jeddah and Makkah is not a great distance, so it is not considered travel?
Answer:
If she is safe for herself, if she is safe for herself, then it is not travel. But if she is not safe for herself, or if she travels alone with a foreign driver, that is seclusion and is not permissible. So if she is safe for herself, whether she is with a group of women or in a car with many people, there is no harm in that, because this is not travel. Yes. But the presence of a mahram with her is undoubtedly safer and better. Perhaps she will break down on the road, or perhaps something will happen to her that requires someone to take care of her. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman to travel from Jeddah to Makkah without a mahram, because it has been said that the distance between Jeddah and Makkah is not a great distance, so it is not considered travel?
Answer:
If she is safe for herself, if she is safe for herself, then it is not travel. But if she is not safe for herself, or if she travels alone with a foreign driver, that is seclusion and is not permissible. So if she is safe for herself, whether she is with a group of women or in a car with many people, there is no harm in that, because this is not travel. Yes. But the presence of a mahram with her is undoubtedly safer and better. Perhaps she will break down on the road, or perhaps something will happen to her that requires someone to take care of her. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3646- 4717] هل يجوز أن تسافر المرأة من جدة إلى مكة بدون محرم ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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