Safar without mahram
Question
One of my female cousins works with airlines, recently visited Jedaah and made umrah with her colleague. She was not accompnyed with a mehram. Is it allowed? if not what is the kaffara?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is not permissible for a female to travel for 48 miles or more without mahram.
Rasulullah (Sallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) stated:
A woman is not permitted to travel unless a mahram is with her[1].
If a women travelled 48 miles or more without a mahram, she committed a sin. For which she should made sincere tawba and resolve never to repeat that in future. The sincere tawba is the kaffara for her sin.
Abu Ali ad-Dagistani
Student Darul Iftaa
Moscow, Russia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
ولا تسافرن امرأة إلا ومعها محرم
[1] Mishkat №2513
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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