The Definition of a Mahram
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Question: Is a woman considered a mahram for a non-mahram woman in terms of traveling and sitting together, or is she not?
Answer: A woman is not a mahram for another woman. The mahram is the man for whom the woman is forbidden by kinship, such as her father or brother, or by a permissible bond, such as her husband, her husband’s father, or her husband’s son, as well as a father or brother through breastfeeding, and the like.
It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a non-mahram woman, nor to travel with her. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1862 It is agreed upon that this is authentic. It is also based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Musnad Ahmad 177Sahih (Darussalam) Narrated by Imam Ahmad and others from the hadith of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with a sound chain of narration.
Answer: A woman is not a mahram for another woman. The mahram is the man for whom the woman is forbidden by kinship, such as her father or brother, or by a permissible bond, such as her husband, her husband’s father, or her husband’s son, as well as a father or brother through breastfeeding, and the like.
It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a non-mahram woman, nor to travel with her. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram
لا تسافر المرأة إلا مع ذي محرمNo man should be alone with a woman because the Shaitan will be the third one present.
لا يخلون رجل بامرأة فإن ثالثهما الشيطان
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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