The ruling on
a woman traveling to 'Umrah by bus without a Mahram
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Q: Sister
Umm Salih
from
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah
is asking about a forty years old divorced woman who has no Mahram (spouse or unmarriageable relative), she lives alone in
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah
since her sons - the elder one is 16 years old- live with their father in another city. During the blessed month of Ramadan, she went to
Makkah Al-Mukarramah
to perform `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) by bus which included a special place for women. The bus then dropped her in front of
Al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah).
However, after she had finished her `Umrah, she rode another bus to the main station outside
Makkah Al-Mukarramah,
and from there she traveled to
Al-Madinah
in another bus. Will she be a sinner because she traveled at her age under the mentioned circumstances?
A:
If the reality is as mentioned by the questioner, her traveling is impermissible, and she should make Tawbah (repentance) to Allah (Exalted be He) for what she did, and have a sincere intention not to do this again. This is because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
A woman should not travel except with a Mahram
(Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) from the Hadith of
Ibn `Abbas
(may Allah be pleased with both of them).Allah (Glorified be He) also says,Surah Al-Hashr, 59:
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And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it). And fear Allâh; verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment.
Allah is the One Who grants success.