Is it forbidden for a woman to travel for study without a mahram, obtain a financial scholarship, and then work with this qualification if she is compelled to do so and her family cannot travel with her due to financial circumstances?
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What is forbidden in permissible study is a woman traveling without a . To avoid the sin of traveling without a mahram, a woman can reside in a safe place in the country of study, such as student dormitories. Her mahram can accompany her when she goes and returns, during periods that are not difficult for either of them. It is worth noting that there are cases of compelling necessity where a woman is permitted to travel without a mahram.
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