I know islamic ruling for a women to travel without mehram but if a lady has the resources but the mehrams are just not willing to accompany her.
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:
I know
islamic ruling for a women to travel without mehram but if a lady has the
resources but the mehrams are just not willing to accompany her then can she go
with qaflas. these are very common these days that tour operators/individuals
gather groups of people (mostly from their own community)and arrange travel tours
for them. this way people of the same community go together and help each
other.
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Answer:
Women travel group without mehram
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 2.194 Narrated by Abu
Huraira
The Prophet (saws)
said, "It is not permissible for a woman,
who believes in Allah and the Last Day,
to travel for one day and night except with a Mahram."
In light of the above authentic
narration of the Prophet (saws), the law of traveling with a mehram, is not for
all women…. The law is only for the believing women who sincerely believes in
Allah and the Last Day! It is not
permissible for a woman, who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to travel a
considerable distance without a mehram, regardless of whether the travel
pertains to making a pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah, or to any other
travel.
There is a difference of opinion amongst the scholars
whether it is permissible for a woman to travel to the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimage
without a mehram. Most of the scholars
state the ‘letter of the law’ and declare it impermissible for a woman to
travel to the pilgrimage without a mehram.
Yahya bin 'Abbad reported that a woman from
Amongst the eminent scholars and jurists, Imam Shafei of
the Shafei school of thought is of the opinion that a woman may travel without
a mehram in the company or group of women or trusted companions, and cite these
hadiths as evidence for his opinion:
This permission for a woman to travel without
a mahram in the company of trusted companions or when the journey to Hajj is
safe is supported by what is reported by Bukhari from 'Adi ibn Hatem, who says:
"I was with the Prophet (saws) when a man came to him and complained of
poverty. Another man complained about highway robbery. Thereupon the Prophet (saws)
said: 'O 'Adi! Have you seen the city of
This opinion is also supported by the fact
that Hadrat Umar (r.a.) gave permission to the wives of the Prophet (saws) to
perform Hajj while accompanied by Hadrat Uthman ibn Affan (r.a.) and Hadrat Abdur-Rahman
ibn 'Awf (r.a.), who were not mehrams.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan