What is the ruling on a woman traveling alone for the purpose of 'Umrah?
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The questioner : My sister traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform 'Umrah for her brother, and she is married, but her husband is ill and did not travel with her.
The Shaykh : Who did she travel with?
The questioner : Alone.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : She traveled and worked in a hospital there; is that permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, whether she is older or younger.
The questioner : Younger.
The Shaykh : How much younger are you?
The questioner : About six years.
The Shaykh : Is your father alive?
The questioner : My father has passed away.
The Shaykh : Your mother
The questioner : Is there anyone present?
The Shaykh : Is there anyone who has authority over her? Do you have authority over her?
The questioner : He has no authority over her.
The Shaykh : You should advise her first, second, and third. If she responds, that is fine. If she is stubborn, then cut off relations with her. Peace be upon you. If she repents, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. From this perspective, and then I am applying the analogy of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Do you understand the implication of this hadith? It is about something, and although it is on a broader scale, you are essentially making your house rely on your neighbor's wall, saving yourself the cost of erecting at least a pillar, and then placing more weight on your neighbor's wall than it can bear, which is a form of harm. Otherwise, it is not prohibited, yet the Lawgiver said to allow your brother to ride on your house.
The questioner : Now, if an incident occurred in my house on the southern side, as the Shaykh interpreted it, there is a standing wall, so I am now... now he comes and demands from me, saying he wants half the price of the wall as his right.
The Shaykh : No, that means he has no right if you do not want to share it with him. But if you want to share the wall with him, meaning you benefit from it as if it were your wall, then it is according to the agreement between you and him. As for the matter that I have, which is that as soon as I lean on this wall, it remains defective and so on, and this strengthens the wall, he says, in Syrian expression, "I want its mirror," which is not permissible. But suppose I want to open a window in this wall.
The Shaykh : 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Is it established that he said this is specific to me and not to others, or something like that?
The Shaykh : If this meaning were established, I would not have told you what has passed from me.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Who did she travel with?
The questioner : Alone.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : She traveled and worked in a hospital there; is that permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, whether she is older or younger.
The questioner : Younger.
The Shaykh : How much younger are you?
The questioner : About six years.
The Shaykh : Is your father alive?
The questioner : My father has passed away.
The Shaykh : Your mother
The questioner : Is there anyone present?
The Shaykh : Is there anyone who has authority over her? Do you have authority over her?
The questioner : He has no authority over her.
The Shaykh : You should advise her first, second, and third. If she responds, that is fine. If she is stubborn, then cut off relations with her. Peace be upon you. If she repents, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. From this perspective, and then I am applying the analogy of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
No one should prevent his neighbor from placing his wood on his wall.
لا يمنع أحدكم جاره خشبته على جدارهThe questioner : Now, if an incident occurred in my house on the southern side, as the Shaykh interpreted it, there is a standing wall, so I am now... now he comes and demands from me, saying he wants half the price of the wall as his right.
The Shaykh : No, that means he has no right if you do not want to share it with him. But if you want to share the wall with him, meaning you benefit from it as if it were your wall, then it is according to the agreement between you and him. As for the matter that I have, which is that as soon as I lean on this wall, it remains defective and so on, and this strengthens the wall, he says, in Syrian expression, "I want its mirror," which is not permissible. But suppose I want to open a window in this wall.
The Shaykh : 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Is it established that he said this is specific to me and not to others, or something like that?
The Shaykh : If this meaning were established, I would not have told you what has passed from me.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.