Does the mahram have to be a man?
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A woman's must be a man, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel a distance of one night unless she is accompanied by a mahram." Many scholars permit her to travel for the obligatory Hajj and with a safe company of righteous women or righteous men, even if there is no mahram among them.
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