What is the ruling on a girl working as a flight attendant for an airline based in a Muslim country outside her own country, especially since the company considered it unlawful for her, and what is the ruling on the wages she received from this work?
A woman is not permitted to travel without a . This ruling is established from the Prophet (peace be upon him) and agreed upon by scholars, except in exceptional cases such as travel for Hajj and (with differing opinions), or leaving the land of , or escaping captivity. Thus, any act considered travel is forbidden for a woman without her husband or a mahram. A mahram is her husband or someone whom she is permanently forbidden to marry. Whoever claims that a company can be considered a mahram has erred. This kind of travel, which involves ikhtilat (unrestricted mixing) and tabarruj (immodest display), is impermissible, and any wages earned from it are forbidden.
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