Is the distance between Casablanca and Rabat (85 km) considered a travel distance that permits a female student, who studies and works there, to shorten her prayers, knowing that she travels without a mahram?
If the mentioned distance from the last building of the first city to the first building of the second city is considered a travel distance, then the person traversing it is permitted to avail themselves of travel concessions such as shortening and combining prayers.
It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a . The prohibited travel is any journey that is customarily considered "travel."
If a woman travels without a mahram without a compelling necessity, she has committed a sin. The majority of scholars hold that a traveler who is disobedient in their travel is not permitted to avail themselves of travel concessions, and unlawful travel includes a woman's travel without a mahram.
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