What is the ruling on a woman traveling for study and knowledge in an Arab country with a mahram who does not stay with her, but rather places her in a safe student dormitory due to the impossibility of him staying with her?
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It is not a condition that the reside with the woman in her country of residence if she is safe therein. Rather, the presence of a mahram is a condition during travel, as stated in the : "A woman must not travel except with a mahram." Scholars have stipulated that the mahram who travels with a woman when she is exiled due to adultery may return once he is certain of her safety.
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