Is it permissible for a wife to travel from Finland to Syria via Turkey with her 5-year-old daughter, knowing that the journey includes a wait at a Turkish airport?
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A woman's travel without a is not permissible, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "A woman must not travel except with a mahram." This encompasses everything that can be described as travel, except for what some scholars have exceptionally permitted, such as the obligatory Hajj and when there is a safe company, as well as in cases of necessity, like emigration from a land of disbelief.
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