She wants to migrate to a Muslim country without a mahram

Question: 161002

May Allah grant you worship in this world and Paradise in akhira. I am whatever Allah has willed. I live in a kaffir country and I strongly desire to be with th epeople I love. So, I want to make a hijjrah to Saudia Arabia. I know my mother will not like it and will hate me for it.

Respected Shaykh, I want to make a hijjrah to live in a halal way. Everything here is haram. And for my future opportunities this place has [West], it has nothing halal.

So, can I make a hijjrah without a mahram?
Can I make a hijjrah leaving behind my single mother in her country, and her not wanting me to make a hijrah? She doesnt want me to pray either..etc..

And I do not know if my little sister will want to come with me.

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

The basic principle is that it is not permissible for a
woman to travel unless she has a mahram with her. This has been discussed
previously in the answer to questions no.
101520 and
145413.

But the scholars made an exception from that in the case of
obligatory travel on the part of an individual woman, such as migration from
the land of kufr to a Muslim land.

Imam al-Nawawi said: The scholars are unanimously agreed that
she should not go out for travel other than Hajj and ‘Umrah unless she has a
mahram with her, except in the case of migration from dar al-harb
(non-Muslim lands). They are unanimously agreed that she must migrate from
there to a Muslim land even if she does not have a mahram with her. The
difference between the two is that her staying in the kaafir land is haraam
if she cannot practice her religion openly and fears for her religious
commitment and for herself.

End quote from Sharh Saheeh Muslim, 9/104

Abu’l-‘Abbaas al-Qurtubi said: There is consensus that she is
obliged to travel without a mahram if she fears for her religious commitment
and for herself.

End quote from al-Mufhim lima
Ashkala min Talkhees Kitaab Muslim, 11/6

That is because adhering to the commands of the faith is
obligatory, and whatever is essential to doing something obligatory is also
obligatory. This was stated in Mataalib Ooli al-Nuha, 3/433

Based on that, if you are not able to practice Islam fully in
that land in complete freedom, or you fear for your religious commitment and
for yourself because of temptation and confusion, then you have to migrate
to a land where you will feel that your religious commitment and your life
are safe. The interests of religion take precedence over obedience to
parents, as Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in
worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them
not; but behave with them in the world kindly”

[Luqmaan 31:15].

But if you are able to practice Islam and you are living in
that land with complete safety, then migration in this case is mustahabb and
not obligatory. See the answer to questions no.
47672 and
13363.

In that case it is not permissible for you to travel for two
reasons: not having a mahram, and not having the permission of your mother
to travel.

Al-Bahooti said: He should not travel for a mustahabb purpose
except with their [parents’] permission…, because honouring parents is an
individual obligation (fard ‘ayn), which takes precedence over that which is
mustahabb and that which is a communal obligation (fard kifaayah).

End quote from Kashshaaf al-Qinaa‘, 6/322

You have to treat your mother kindly and be nice to her, in
the hope that Allah might guide her to the straight path at your hands.
Please see the answer to questions no.
103977 and
27105.

And Allah knows best.

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