What is the ruling on a woman who travels from one city to another without a mahram for an appointment at the hospital, given that she has no husband, her children are young, and the eldest is staying with his sisters?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a woman who travels from one city to another without a mahram solely for an appointment at the hospital, given that she has no husband, her children are young, and the eldest is staying with his sisters to look after them, so she cannot leave the girls with anyone else due to their studies? We ask you to provide an answer?
The Shaykh : What took her to this hospital in the first place? The one who took her to this hospital in the first place will take her there a second time. However, it may be said that she was transferred from the hospital in her city to this hospital without consulting a mahram, as is the case with medical evacuation flights. We say that it is not permissible for her to travel except with a mahram. A woman must generally have an uncle, a brother, a nephew, a niece, or someone similar whom she can ask to travel with her, if she sees that it is necessary for her eldest son to stay with her young sons and daughters. Yes.
The Shaykh : What took her to this hospital in the first place? The one who took her to this hospital in the first place will take her there a second time. However, it may be said that she was transferred from the hospital in her city to this hospital without consulting a mahram, as is the case with medical evacuation flights. We say that it is not permissible for her to travel except with a mahram. A woman must generally have an uncle, a brother, a nephew, a niece, or someone similar whom she can ask to travel with her, if she sees that it is necessary for her eldest son to stay with her young sons and daughters. Yes.