Ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram
حكم سفر المرأة بدون مَحرم
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Shaikh Muhammad ibn Saleh al-Othaimeen
محمد بن صالح العثيمين
Translation: Islam Question and Answer website
Format: Islamhouse website
ترجمة: موقع الإسلام سؤال وجواب
تنسيق: موقع islamhouse
2012 - 1433
Ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram
What is the ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram because her work requires that of her?
Praise be to Allaah.
It is haraam because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No woman should travel without a mahram.” This was narrated by Ahmad from the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah 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.