Travel and Mahram
304 questions
Is it permissible for a woman to emigrate in the path of Allah without a mahram if she lives with family members who tempt her away from her religion and compel her to do things that contradict Islamic law, and are there any religious texts that support this?
Is it permissible for a woman to work, or is it obligatory for her to remain at home? And in the event that her remaining at home is obligatory, is it incumbent upon the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal) to send her money if she has no provider? And if it is permissible for her to work, is it permissible for her to move freely within the city?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman residing in Britain, who has no sponsor, to return with her child to her home country?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone from Marrakesh to Essaouira?
Is it permissible, Islamically, for a girl to travel with her mother only for a one-month training course in a neighboring Arab country, in the event that her father and brothers are unable to travel with them?
Am I sinful if my wife travels by land to take her university exams, knowing that I do not wish for her to travel, and my financial circumstances do not currently allow her to travel by plane?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on helping a girl who claims to be transferring a large sum of money from her account to my private account, with a promise of receiving a percentage of the money in return? And is this money considered permissible?
Is it permissible for my wife to travel to Germany for training for 7 days without a mahram, given that I have not yet consummated the marriage and we reside in Algeria?
Is the work of a representative in a company that sends students to Eastern European countries, knowing that some girls behave badly and that great fitna (temptation leading to sin) occurs (such as fornication and alcohol consumption) among the dispatched youth, considered haram (forbidden)?
Is it considered haram for a girl to sleep sitting in a train in front of a strange man, knowing that she travels daily and returns late?
Is the pilot of an airplane considered a mahram to his sister traveling with him on the same plane, bearing in mind that they only meet at the departure and arrival airports?
Does the wife's paternal uncle or maternal uncle fall under the concept of "al-hamu" (male in-law)? Is it permissible for a woman to be in seclusion with them in the house? And what should the husband do if he finds his wife's paternal uncle wearing his clothes after he had taken them off inside the house?
Is it permissible to ride in a taxi with a non-mahram driver and with other passengers of both sexes present?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel to visit her husband in prison without a mahram, if her journey is from dawn until dusk?
Is it permissible for a girl to stay overnight in student housing if her university is 60 km away from her town and it is difficult for her to travel daily?
What is the ruling on a woman traveling to visit her parents without a mahram, and is not visiting them considered disobedience if communication is maintained via phone and they request her visit?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel for training without a mahram if her husband is unable to travel and her refusal might affect her promotion?
Is the mother sinful if she prevents her committed daughter from traveling to seek knowledge far from home, and what is the advice directed to the daughter?
Is it permissible to lift the niqab to record a "visual voice print" at the university, to avoid failing the course?
Is it a condition for the mahram to remain with the woman in the country she traveled to, or is his presence necessary only for her travel en route?
Is it permissible for a wife's sister to travel with her sister's husband a distance of 120 kilometers, with no mahram accompanying her except her mother and his wife (her sister)?
Is it permissible for one to travel with his mother and sisters as their mahram, while knowing that the trip will involve impermissible things such as going to cinemas and mixed-gender restaurants, and that he might miss performing congregational prayers in the mosque?
Is it permissible to travel to Britain for study and reside with a British widow?
Is the work of an unmarried woman in another Arab country to pay off her deceased father's debts and help her family considered an exploitation of her youth and an act of filial piety towards her father?