Why did the Saudi embassy refuse to grant a Hajj visa to the wife's sister's husband on the grounds that he is not a mahram, even though he will be accompanying his wife?
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A woman's travel for Hajj without a mahram is a matter of scholarly disagreement. According to the view that prohibits it, a woman is not permitted to travel for Hajj with her sister's husband because he is not a mahram to her. A mahram is someone to whom a woman is permanently unlawful in marriage, and the sister's husband is not in this category.
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