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Is it permissible, in Islamic law, for the widowed mother of the wife —who is over sixty— to reside with her married sister, who is also over sixty and has no children?

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Your wife's mother is not permitted to travel without a mahram, due to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "A woman may not travel except with a mahram."

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