Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone by plane, with her family receiving her, for a cesarean section in her home country because she is reassured by her doctor there?
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The questioner : One of our colleagues is Egyptian, and his wife is currently pregnant. She has previously given birth only via cesarean section.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She is reassured by her doctor who delivers her in Egypt.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The doctor is her husband, and he is unable to go with her given the current circumstances.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : To there, and he tried to convince her to give birth here, but she is psychologically depressed and afraid, and so on. So, is it permissible for her to travel alone by plane and have her family receive her there, or not?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, the answer, initially, is that it is not permissible. However, the excuse she is citing should be examined. What I understood is that she has a private doctor there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And she relies on him and feels reassured by him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is the only excuse.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then I do not consider it an excuse that justifies her committing this violation, because there is still good among the doctors. She must first take the measures that reassure her, and then place her reliance on the Lord of lords. Perhaps her husband can convince her that there are Muslim doctors here who are trustworthy. In that case, she should rely on this new trust. More important than all of that is that she places her reliance on Allah and keeps before her eyes the saying of our Lord - Blessed and Exalted is He - :[At-Talaq 65:2-3] This is my answer.
The questioner : Okay, let's add to her previous excuse that her family is there, whereas here she is alone and her husband is busy. Her mother, sisters, and mother-in-law, meaning, are beside her. This is a second excuse.
The Shaykh : Yes, the fact that the husband is busy is not an excuse.
The questioner : Still.
The Shaykh : The husband is able to devote himself to her.
The questioner : Alright, we are done with the question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She is reassured by her doctor who delivers her in Egypt.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The doctor is her husband, and he is unable to go with her given the current circumstances.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : To there, and he tried to convince her to give birth here, but she is psychologically depressed and afraid, and so on. So, is it permissible for her to travel alone by plane and have her family receive her there, or not?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, the answer, initially, is that it is not permissible. However, the excuse she is citing should be examined. What I understood is that she has a private doctor there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And she relies on him and feels reassured by him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is the only excuse.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then I do not consider it an excuse that justifies her committing this violation, because there is still good among the doctors. She must first take the measures that reassure her, and then place her reliance on the Lord of lords. Perhaps her husband can convince her that there are Muslim doctors here who are trustworthy. In that case, she should rely on this new trust. More important than all of that is that she places her reliance on Allah and keeps before her eyes the saying of our Lord - Blessed and Exalted is He - :
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا * وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُThe questioner : Okay, let's add to her previous excuse that her family is there, whereas here she is alone and her husband is busy. Her mother, sisters, and mother-in-law, meaning, are beside her. This is a second excuse.
The Shaykh : Yes, the fact that the husband is busy is not an excuse.
The questioner : Still.
The Shaykh : The husband is able to devote himself to her.
The questioner : Alright, we are done with the question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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