What is the ruling on a woman riding with a driver without a mahram?
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The questioner : ...the car in a town without people?
The Shaykh : This too—meaning, we have been asked about it many times—and the ruling varies depending on the country. If some of these harms occur in certain countries, then its ruling should be the same as the ruling for travel. But if she is safe from that, then it is permissible.
The questioner : Like seclusion, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Like seclusion?
The Shaykh : No, seclusion is closing the doors and windows so that no one knows what happens in the room. As for the car. Yes?
The questioner : Cars are shaded...?
The Shaykh : If it is shaded and what is inside cannot be seen, then it is like a room; so it is seclusion.
Please proceed.
The Shaykh : This too—meaning, we have been asked about it many times—and the ruling varies depending on the country. If some of these harms occur in certain countries, then its ruling should be the same as the ruling for travel. But if she is safe from that, then it is permissible.
The questioner : Like seclusion, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Like seclusion?
The Shaykh : No, seclusion is closing the doors and windows so that no one knows what happens in the room. As for the car. Yes?
The questioner : Cars are shaded...?
The Shaykh : If it is shaded and what is inside cannot be seen, then it is like a room; so it is seclusion.
Please proceed.
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