Travel and Mahram
304 questions
What is the ruling on accepting money from one's sister if its source is her travel, which is Islamically unlawful? And is one absolved of responsibility by advising her about the unlawfulness of her travel without a mahram to foreign countries?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel with her mother and her brother, who will return to his country in a few days, while her mother's paternal uncle is in the country she is traveling to, and her maternal uncle will arrive after two weeks?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone to complete her professional training if her husband insists on it, knowing that she will not obtain her graduation certificates without completing this training, and that she is aware of the prohibition of a woman traveling without a mahram?
What is the ruling on a girl marrying someone she loves, without her family's knowledge, after she was subjected to sexual abuse by her father and brothers and lost her virginity, and she believes that her father does not have the right of guardianship over her because of what he did?
Must one travel to join her husband abroad and start a new chapter with him, or should she insist on his return to resolve their disputes, even if that leads to divorce?
What is the ruling on a girl traveling alone to work abroad, and what is the ruling on the money earned from this work?
Is it permissible to pray with the wife's sister in solitude, and is it permissible to pray with the wife and her sister together?
Is it forbidden for a female doctor to travel on a scholarship mission without a mahram, knowing that she will be the only specialist in her country upon her return?
What is the optimal course of action regarding my knowledge of my children's paternal aunt having committed a previous illicit relationship, and should I inform my husband (her brother) about it, or should I confront her, and how should I deal with her and with my children's interaction with her, and should I help her get married despite my knowledge of her past, and am I sinful for reading her messages?
What are the conditions for a woman's travel that necessitate the presence of a mahram? Does this include any departure from the home regardless of distance, or is it linked to the distance for shortening prayers? How is the travel distance calculated in large cities that are continuously built up? And is a woman's going out to visit relatives or friends without a mahram considered an act of drawing closer to Allah?
Does it become permissible to travel if a mahram is present for the departure, with the possibility of his absence for the return?
Is it permissible for a husband to grant his wife permission to visit her family (50 km away) or her sister (150 km away) by herself, without a mahram, with her stating that this falls under maintaining kinship ties?
Is a female student who has been studying in another country for ten years and refuses to return to live with her parents, using her studies as an excuse, considered undutiful?
What is the ruling on a woman traveling and residing alone without a mahram for study or work in another city?
What is the ruling on residing with male siblings in another country for work, while there are sons of the maternal aunt present and I am performing household chores? And is it permissible to reside with a trustworthy Christian woman who respects the religion?
What is the difference between temporary and permanent mahram relatives, and is it permissible to sit with temporary mahram relatives, laugh, and show one's hair in front of them during the period of prohibition?
Is it appropriate for a father to ask his children (aged 14 and 16) to travel alone to meet him at the train station, knowing that he is not punctual?
Is a female student residing in university housing traveling a distance of 300 km without a mahram, despite being in trusted company, considered a violation of the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel a day and a night's journey except with a mahram"?
Is it permissible for a woman to work and travel on a mission abroad, such as to America?
Is it permissible to give money or clothing to someone who persists in committing sins, or who uses money to purchase unlawful things, or who does not adhere to the rulings of Islamic law, such as wearing the hijab or traveling without a mahram?
Is it permissible for a mother to travel without a mahram to her married daughter residing in Chicago to help her with her first birth, knowing that her husband cannot travel with her and her son is a university student?
Is the questioner's action of refusing his sister's departure to live in her brother's house with a non-mahram man who does not pray and drinks alcohol considered a religious error? Does he have the right to prevent them, and what is the responsibility of each party in this matter?
What is the ruling on a niqabi girl studying at a mixed-gender university 27 kilometers away from her home, taking an hour to reach, and passing through two Israeli checkpoints where she may be forced to uncover her niqab to a female soldier, given that she lives in a committed university dormitory, studies on a scholarship, cannot transfer to another university, and there is no non-mixed alternative with a good academic level? And what is the ruling on her riding alone with a non-mahram driver for a short distance on a crowded road? And does the impermissibility cease if she is accompanied by sisters, and what is the minimum number of companions that would permit that?
What is the ruling on a group of female students traveling a long distance by bus within the country to attend university without a mahram?