Ruling on women traveling with a driver and a mahram for them
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Question:
A man seeks a livelihood by advertising in some newspapers or on the streets that he has "buses," and he takes some female teachers from outside Riyadh, a distance of about 200 kilometers, and says: I have my wife or a mahram with me, and with him are six or five female teachers?
Answer:
It is obligatory that they not travel unless a mahram is with them; this is the most cautious position. Some scholars permit this in cases of need and when there is safety, but the apparent indication of the Sunnah is that it is not permissible except with a mahram; due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1862.
Q: But he says: Is it permissible for me to continue in this livelihood that I take from the female teachers?
A: The most cautious position for him is to leave it and seek another job.
A man seeks a livelihood by advertising in some newspapers or on the streets that he has "buses," and he takes some female teachers from outside Riyadh, a distance of about 200 kilometers, and says: I have my wife or a mahram with me, and with him are six or five female teachers?
Answer:
It is obligatory that they not travel unless a mahram is with them; this is the most cautious position. Some scholars permit this in cases of need and when there is safety, but the apparent indication of the Sunnah is that it is not permissible except with a mahram; due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram
لا تُسافر المرأةُ إلا مع ذي مَحْرَمٍQ: But he says: Is it permissible for me to continue in this livelihood that I take from the female teachers?
A: The most cautious position for him is to leave it and seek another job.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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