A girl has a friend she has not seen for years and wants to visit her. Is it permissible for her to go to her without her father’s knowledge, given that her mother gives her permission to go?
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The questioner : She says that she is a girl who has a friend she has not seen for years and wants to visit this friend. Is it permissible for her to go to her without her father’s knowledge, given that my mother gives me permission to go, and my brother is the one who takes me there and brings me back? But if my father finds out, he will be angry with me. Should I seek his permission, or should I go without his knowledge?
The Shaykh : What I see is that she should seek permission from her father, because her father knows what is in her best interest. If he did not see harm in her going to this friend for his daughter, he would not be angry if she went. Therefore, I say that dutifulness to the father includes that this woman does not go to her friend except with her father’s permission.
The Shaykh : What I see is that she should seek permission from her father, because her father knows what is in her best interest. If he did not see harm in her going to this friend for his daughter, he would not be angry if she went. Therefore, I say that dutifulness to the father includes that this woman does not go to her friend except with her father’s permission.