What is the ruling on the fare that a driver receives from transporting a woman who does not have a mahram accompanying her, and is this fare considered unlawful if the transportation itself is unlawful?
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A number of scholars have issued a prohibiting a woman from riding alone in a car with a non- driver, because it constitutes unlawful seclusion (). As for the fare for the ride, it is permissible, because it is a wage for a permissible matter.
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