What is the legal ruling on a woman traveling, knowing that she will be accompanied by a mahram to the airport from which she departs, and then a mahram will wait for her at the airport?
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The questioner : This message reached us regarding a woman traveling without a mahram on an airplane. It came from Ahmad Abd al-Moneim from Cairo in the Arab Republic of Egypt. He asks: What is the legal ruling on a woman traveling, knowing that she will be accompanied by a mahram to the airport from which she departs, and then a mahram will wait for her at the airport to which she will arrive? And naturally, the duration of the flight without a mahram is approximately two hours. So is it permissible for her to travel or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram, neither on an airplane, nor in a car, nor on a ship, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)Sahih al-Bukhari 1862 or Sunan Abi Dawud 1727Sahih (Al-Albani).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This prohibition is for prohibition, indicating that it is for prohibition, and that this is the principle in what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited. It is also indicated by the fact that this hadith was reported with its meaning.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :Sahih al-Bukhari 1088 So his saying Sahih al-Bukhari 1088 is explicit in prohibition.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The fact that she goes to the airport with a mahram and a mahram waits for her at the airport to which she arrives does not justify her traveling without him, i.e., without the mahram. Because it is possible that the airplane faces an obstacle preventing it from landing at the expected airport, and it flies to another country. And it is possible that an unforeseen event occurs to the mahram who is to meet her, preventing him from going out, or at least from reaching the airport before the airplane lands.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is also possible that the woman is deceived when she disembarks from the airplane and is taken somewhere she does not want to go.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As has happened. The important thing is that it is not permissible for a woman under any circumstances to travel except with a mahram, neither on an airplane, nor in a car, nor on a ship. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram, neither on an airplane, nor in a car, nor on a ship, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)
A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram
لا تسافر المرأة إلا مع ذي محرمunless she is accompanied by a man who is within the prohibited degree
إلا ومعها ذو محرمThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This prohibition is for prohibition, indicating that it is for prohibition, and that this is the principle in what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited. It is also indicated by the fact that this hadith was reported with its meaning.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الأخر أن تُسافرIt is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الأخر أن تسافرThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The fact that she goes to the airport with a mahram and a mahram waits for her at the airport to which she arrives does not justify her traveling without him, i.e., without the mahram. Because it is possible that the airplane faces an obstacle preventing it from landing at the expected airport, and it flies to another country. And it is possible that an unforeseen event occurs to the mahram who is to meet her, preventing him from going out, or at least from reaching the airport before the airplane lands.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is also possible that the woman is deceived when she disembarks from the airplane and is taken somewhere she does not want to go.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As has happened. The important thing is that it is not permissible for a woman under any circumstances to travel except with a mahram, neither on an airplane, nor in a car, nor on a ship. Yes.