What is the ruling on a woman traveling by airplane without a mahram?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a woman to travel by airplane without a mahram?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible as long as it is travel; it is not permissible. There is no difference between traveling by airplane, by car, or by mount, as long as all these means of transport fall under the definition of travel in the Shari'ah.
The questioner : Has the journey not reached the distance of a day and a night?
The Shaykh : There is no fixed duration for travel in the Shari'ah, measured by stages as they did in the past, or by kilometers as they say today; rather, it is simply travel.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible as long as it is travel; it is not permissible. There is no difference between traveling by airplane, by car, or by mount, as long as all these means of transport fall under the definition of travel in the Shari'ah.
The questioner : Has the journey not reached the distance of a day and a night?
The Shaykh : There is no fixed duration for travel in the Shari'ah, measured by stages as they did in the past, or by kilometers as they say today; rather, it is simply travel.
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