What is the ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram because her work requires that of her?
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22,10110/01/2001
Ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram
Question: 9708
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
It is haraam because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “No woman should travel without a mahram.” This was narrated by Ahmad from the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allah ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) in his Musnad. Even if her work requires that of her, we say that if she cannot find a mahram then she should not travel.
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Source:
I’laam al-Musaafireen bi Ba’d Aadaab wa Ahkaam al-Safar wa ma yakhuss al-Mallaaheen al-Jawwiyyeen by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, p. 13
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