Is it permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram for a distance less than a day and a night's journey?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : I spoke a little while ago.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In "Riyad al-Saliheen," it is written that the travel is a day and a night's journey.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How does one convince others, for example, how many kilometers? What is the condition, or how is this hadith worded?Riyad as-Salihin 989
The Shaykh : First, a day and a night at that time was measured by the journey of camels, not by the journey of cars and airplanes today.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Second, specifying a day and a night is not intended in itself, because the hadiths regarding the prohibition of a woman traveling except with a mahram came in different wordings.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In some of them, in some of them, in some of them, in some of them, it is stated absolutely: a woman should not travel any journey except with a mahram. So, any travel is a barrier to a woman traveling except with a mahram; any travel.
The questioner : Okay, ...
The Shaykh : The fact that details or specifications appear in some narrations is to clarify the type of travel, not to define the distance.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Especially since the distance cannot be defined, particularly in those days, as it is known today by kilometers, because the system of kilometers is a later development, and you probably know that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, at that time, it was sufficient for the traveler to say, "I am traveling to such-and-such a town."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he did not know exactly whether it was a day, or less, or more. The point is that it must be a journey. In summary, whatever is called a journey is a journey, and the rulings of travel are attached to it, including a woman traveling without a mahram.
The questioner : So, for example, to a nearby area like Irbid.
The Shaykh : If it is nearby, the point is...
The questioner : The distance is not considered.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : I spoke a little while ago.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In "Riyad al-Saliheen," it is written that the travel is a day and a night's journey.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How does one convince others, for example, how many kilometers? What is the condition, or how is this hadith worded?
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to make a journey of one day and night unless she is accompanied by a Mahram
لا يحلُّ لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم تسافر مسيرة يوم وليلة إلا مع ذي محرمThe Shaykh : First, a day and a night at that time was measured by the journey of camels, not by the journey of cars and airplanes today.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Second, specifying a day and a night is not intended in itself, because the hadiths regarding the prohibition of a woman traveling except with a mahram came in different wordings.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In some of them,
A day
يومTwo days
يومينThree days
ثلاثة أيامThe questioner : Okay, ...
The Shaykh : The fact that details or specifications appear in some narrations is to clarify the type of travel, not to define the distance.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Especially since the distance cannot be defined, particularly in those days, as it is known today by kilometers, because the system of kilometers is a later development, and you probably know that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, at that time, it was sufficient for the traveler to say, "I am traveling to such-and-such a town."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he did not know exactly whether it was a day, or less, or more. The point is that it must be a journey. In summary, whatever is called a journey is a journey, and the rulings of travel are attached to it, including a woman traveling without a mahram.
The questioner : So, for example, to a nearby area like Irbid.
The Shaykh : If it is nearby, the point is...
The questioner : The distance is not considered.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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