The ruling on a woman traveling abroad with a mahram without need
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Your Eminence! What is the ruling on a woman traveling abroad without an excuse,Meaning: for the purpose of tourism only, with a mahram?
A woman traveling abroad with her husband is better for her and for him than staying in her country, so I see no obstacle. However, the original sin of a husband traveling for the sake of tourism—as I said—I do not see it as permissible because it contains dangers: The first prohibited matter is that a person enters a disbeliever's land, where he may be influenced by their religion, morals, or customs.
Second: That he spends a great deal of money traveling to those lands.
Third: That he enriches the wealth of these people and brings them many profits.
Fourth: That people may imitate him, causing them to rush into this matter.
Fifth: That it has reached us that some people who were upright went on a summer vacation to the land of disbelief, then returned deviant, may Allah protect us from that, and this is not far-fetched.
Therefore, we see that it is not permissible to travel to the land of disbelief except for a religious or worldly benefit, with conditions:First: That the person has knowledge with which to refute doubts; because there they will present things to him and cast doubt in his religion.
-The second: That he has religion that prevents him from desires; because there are intoxicants, prostitution, and every kind of evil you can imagine, and you will find it there, may Allah protect us from that.
-The third: The benefit or need.
If these three conditions are met, there is no harm. But if one of them is lacking, I do not see the permissibility of traveling to those lands.
A woman traveling abroad with her husband is better for her and for him than staying in her country, so I see no obstacle. However, the original sin of a husband traveling for the sake of tourism—as I said—I do not see it as permissible because it contains dangers: The first prohibited matter is that a person enters a disbeliever's land, where he may be influenced by their religion, morals, or customs.
Second: That he spends a great deal of money traveling to those lands.
Third: That he enriches the wealth of these people and brings them many profits.
Fourth: That people may imitate him, causing them to rush into this matter.
Fifth: That it has reached us that some people who were upright went on a summer vacation to the land of disbelief, then returned deviant, may Allah protect us from that, and this is not far-fetched.
Therefore, we see that it is not permissible to travel to the land of disbelief except for a religious or worldly benefit, with conditions:First: That the person has knowledge with which to refute doubts; because there they will present things to him and cast doubt in his religion.
-The second: That he has religion that prevents him from desires; because there are intoxicants, prostitution, and every kind of evil you can imagine, and you will find it there, may Allah protect us from that.
-The third: The benefit or need.
If these three conditions are met, there is no harm. But if one of them is lacking, I do not see the permissibility of traveling to those lands.