Travel and Mahram
346 questions
What is the ruling on an unmarried woman traveling to work in a foreign country accompanied by other women, and residing in mixed-gender accommodation that is subject to laws mandating Islamic dress and specific timings?
Is it permissible for a niqab-wearing student to continue studying at a mixed-gender university—despite her distress—given her parents’ refusal to let her discontinue her studies, claiming that seeking knowledge is an obligation and that she must complete her education due to what they have spent on her? Would the student be sinful for disobeying her parents? And is it obligatory for her to comply with their wishes if she is able to travel with a mahram?
Is it permissible for the wife to remain in the marital home alone with her husband’s elderly and ill father, in the event of the husband’s absence due to travel or joining the army, or is it incumbent upon her to go to her father’s house and frequent the marital home to care for her husband’s father? And is it true that she is not allowed to spend the night in the marital home in the presence of her husband’s father during the husband’s absence?
What is the ruling on a woman traveling without a mahram to attend international forums abroad to present her doctoral work?
Is it permissible for a husband to allow his wife to travel for study with her female colleagues a distance of 60 km, knowing that it is impermissible for a woman to travel without a mahram, and there is another opinion that permits it?
What is the ruling on a wife traveling alone to Saudi Arabia to visit her father despite there being no necessity, knowing that the husband will drive her to the airport and her father will meet her at Riyadh airport? Does this conform to the consensus of the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, and did the husband err in allowing her to travel alone by train for a distance of 80 kilometers?
Is it permissible for a girl to study at a university far from her home for three months?
What is the ruling on a woman going out without a mahram to attend ceremonies honoring outstanding students of Islamic knowledge, and ceremonies that encourage wearing the legal hijab and niqab?
What is the ruling on a woman riding with a cuckold mahram who is not protective over her?
Is it permissible for a Mahram to travel with a woman to a city for an exam and then return? Is there a difference if the city is Makkah or Madinah? Is it permissible for the woman to reside in a house she owns in another city without a Mahram if the Mahram takes her there and brings her back?
Is it permissible to travel with "non-mahram" relatives and stay with them in one dwelling, knowing that the wife wears a niqab and does not wish to appear before them, and that not traveling might incur the parents' displeasure?
Is it permissible for a wife to travel alone by plane to visit her ill mother if there is a mahram to meet her at the airport, and is the husband sinful if he grants her permission to do so?
Is it permissible for a female student to travel as part of an official delegation that includes female students and professors to a foreign country for a week?
What is the ruling on a wife working in a hospital in a remote area 400 km away for 15 days without a mahram, then returning home for another 15 days accompanied by a mahram? And what is your advice regarding her work and seeking reward, or her staying with her husband to raise her children, knowing that she can request to join her husband after one year?
What is the ruling on a sister remaining in America alone to study without a mahram, and is the brother sinful if he leaves her and returns to his country, given the father's knowledge and approval of her staying?
What is the ruling on a husband leaving his wife and children in a foreign country and traveling with his niece as a mahram on a flight lasting four days or less, and is there sin in refusing the brother's request?
Is it permissible to work as a flight attendant while wearing the hijab, given that she will be living in another country without a mahram?
Is it permissible for a husband to allow his wife to travel for 60 km for studies with her female colleagues, despite his knowledge of the impermissibility of a woman traveling without a mahram, and her inclination and the opinion of some contemporary scholars who deem it permissible?
Is it permissible for a female intern doctor to travel with critical cases outside the governorate due to the unavailability of facilities in the hospital?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel for work while residing in a nearby house for the purpose of work, and is her earnings lawful despite working one week and resting one week, and is it permissible for her to perform Umrah with this money?
Is it permissible to take back a divorced wife immediately after the divorce, and what is the correct action if she cannot travel without a mahram, with clarification of the 'iddah period and detailing the period available for taking her back?
Is justice required, and compensation for the first wife for the second wife's additional trip? And is the condition of the second wife's travel to her family binding on the husband? And are the days of the second wife's travel to her family counted as her right, or are they forfeited?
What is the ruling on a woman (29 years old) traveling by plane monthly to Turkey for work without a mahram, knowing that the travel duration does not exceed one week? And is it permissible for the mahram to travel with her merely for escorting her?
Is a woman's travel for study without a mahram – given the availability of safety and avoidance of mixing – considered a sin, especially if there is a need for her medical specialization in her country, and is it permissible to share living expenses with a female roommate who travels without a mahram?