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What is the ruling on a woman working as a flight attendant, while adhering to the hijab and Sharia controls, with the aim of obtaining a license that allows her to work later in ground services?

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We have previously clarified the permissibility of a woman working as a flight attendant if she adheres to the Shariah guidelines, such as wearing the hijab, not traveling without a mahram, avoiding impermissible seclusion (khalwa) and mixing (ikhtilat), and not serving alcoholic beverages or other forbidden things. If you are able to be accompanied by your mahram on all flights and avoid prohibited acts, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. The conditions mentioned are difficult to fulfill, hence this work is not permissible. We remind you of the rule, "Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better," based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Indeed, you will not leave anything for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, except that Allah will replace it with something better for you than it."

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