Is it permissible to travel without a mahram and to remove the hijab as well out of necessity?
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Question:
I am a woman who wears the hijab in a country that forbids the hijab, and everyone who arrives at the airport wearing the hijab is subjected to suppression. My father is ill, and I must travel to see him. Is it permissible for me to go without a mahram and to remove the hijab for the purpose of seeing my father?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is obligatory for you to wear the hijab, and it is not permissible to travel without a mahram. However, you can speak to him on the telephone. Speak to him on the telephone, praise be to Allah, by phone or by correspondence. It is not permissible for you to travel without a mahram, and it is not permissible for you to remove the hijab. Oppose your country and be patient with the harm. Be patient with the harm, and be glad of good. Be glad of a good outcome. Allah the Exalted says:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] And He the Exalted says: [At-Talaq 65:4] Be glad of good. Stand firm on the truth. Adhere to the hijab and dutifulness to parents. Do not seek forgiveness except with a mahram. Be glad of good. Be glad of a good outcome.
I am a woman who wears the hijab in a country that forbids the hijab, and everyone who arrives at the airport wearing the hijab is subjected to suppression. My father is ill, and I must travel to see him. Is it permissible for me to go without a mahram and to remove the hijab for the purpose of seeing my father?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is obligatory for you to wear the hijab, and it is not permissible to travel without a mahram. However, you can speak to him on the telephone. Speak to him on the telephone, praise be to Allah, by phone or by correspondence. It is not permissible for you to travel without a mahram, and it is not permissible for you to remove the hijab. Oppose your country and be patient with the harm. Be patient with the harm, and be glad of good. Be glad of a good outcome. Allah the Exalted says:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُAnd whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 061 هل يجوز السفر من غير محرم ورفع الحجاب أيضًا للضرورة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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