Is it permissible for me to travel by plane back to my country without my husband, accompanied by my five children and a maid, and is my 12-year-old son considered a mahram for me?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
The ruling on a woman traveling by plane without a mahram and the specifications of a mahram have been previously addressed. Based on that, a woman is not permitted to travel unless her son is an adult, meaning he has shown one of the known signs of puberty.
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