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?
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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