Continuation of the Explanation of the Hadith.
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The Shaykh : The commentary on the first hadith: Is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) report that this is among the signs of the Hour an approval of these matters?
No, it is a warning against them. This falls under the category of warning, just as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 7320 This is a report not intended as approval, but rather as a warning. And as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is not on the path of approval, but on the path of reporting. So let no one say, for example, that this is evidence that if a woman feels safe, she may travel without a mahram, as some scholars have used it as evidence.
We say that reporting a reality does not mean approving it. Nor is it possible to discard the evidence indicating that it is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram on account of this report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not intend to mean that a woman should travel alone.
No, it is a warning against them. This falls under the category of warning, just as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you
لتتبعن سنن من كان قبلكمBy Allah, Allah will surely bring about this matter until the traveling woman—meaning the woman—will travel from such a place to such a place without fear.
والله ليتمن الله هذا الأمر حتى تسير الظعينة - يعني المرأة - من كذا إلى كذا ولا تخافWe say that reporting a reality does not mean approving it. Nor is it possible to discard the evidence indicating that it is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram on account of this report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not intend to mean that a woman should travel alone.