Is it permissible for a woman to travel for Umrah accompanied by her niece’s daughter and her husband, and is her niece’s daughter’s husband considered a mahram to her?
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A woman is not permitted to travel without a . Her niece's husband is not a mahram to her. However, if the is Umrat al-Islam (the obligatory Umrah), then she is permitted to travel with trustworthy company according to the Malikis and Shafi'is. Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah held the view that a woman is permitted to travel with trustworthy company or reliable women if the journey is for an act of devotion, even if the Umrah is not obligatory.
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