Travel and Mahram
304 questions
What is the ruling regarding the husband's father who thought ill of his son's wife and doubted her conduct because she took a job at the airport to help carry luggage while she was carrying her infant child?
What is the ruling on sending a nursing infant to his divorced mother in another country, given concerns about her raising him, or settling for limited visits with her, or not allowing her to see him at all?
Is it permissible to emigrate from a Muslim Arab country to another country without a mahram and without the family's knowledge, and would such emigration be pleasing to Allah, knowing that the family did not force her into disobedience? Is it permissible to live with a married woman and her husband in one house without a mahram? And is it permissible to marry without a guardian (wali amr) if the family is considered apostate?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel by plane without a mahram if her solo travel duration is two hours and fifty minutes, and the solitude ceases with the husband's presence at departure and the father's upon arrival, and this is for a family visit, with the lack of funds being the reason for the husband's inability to travel?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a father commanding his adult daughter, who works in a safe healthcare field and is secure in her residence and work in Saudi Arabia, to leave her job and her life and travel with him to another country where she has no security or work, on the pretext that she has no *mahram* and is unmarried? And would the daughter be sinful for refusing to obey in this, given the resulting harm and detriment to her, her future, and her health?
What is the ruling on going to the sea for treatment from sorcery (sihr) if the beach is mixed and contains sights that displease Allah, and is it forbidden for a woman to travel there without a mahram, and what is the expiation for one who does so?
What is the ruling on continuing a marriage with a wife who did not abide by an oath of divorce, and he fears falling into temptation because of her actions, which provoke extreme jealousy in him?
What is the ruling on a woman traveling alone if she has no male siblings, her father is elderly, her relationship with her relatives is poor, and she is unmarried and not considering marriage?
Is a private meeting considered unlawful (haram) if a female student is alone with a non-mahram driver in the bus on the way to and from the Quran memorization center?
Is it permissible for my wife's mother to leave her home and come to us in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and reside with us, knowing that some relatives have stated that she must remain in her home for three months for mourning, and that she has two other daughters in Egypt?
Is what the brothers are doing—letting their sister travel alone a distance of 1000 km and stay for three days without a mahram, despite the questioner's objection—considered dayyoothah (cuckoldry/lack of protective jealousy), and would the questioner be like them?
Is it permissible for a girl to visit her friends and stay overnight with them in distant places, with her parents' approval?
What is the ruling on a woman sitting next to a man on a plane when she is traveling without a mahram?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone a distance of less than 80 kilometers, especially if the country is safe and she needs to travel for work to support her children? And does the justification of absence of safety, which permits a man or two men to travel alone, also support the opinion that it is permissible for a committed woman to travel alone if she needs to and feels safe?
Is it permissible for a 21-year-old unmarried woman, whose father has passed away and whose only brother is 13 years old, to travel from Algeria to Turkey for teaching without a mahram? And is this work considered a necessity that would permit such a journey?
Is it permissible for a woman to work as an investigator or a ship captain, given the implications of khalwa (private seclusion) with men and travel without a mahram (unmarriageable kin), and is it permissible for her to travel alone for work or study if she is capable of protecting herself and committed to religious observance, and is it permissible for her to travel with her mamluk (male slave) considering him a mahram?
Is the refusal of the questioner to drive his mother to her sister—because she will smoke there—considered an act of disobedience (ʿuqūq), and is he obligated to obey her in this matter?
Is it permissible for a widowed mother, who has custody of her child, to travel with the child for study purposes, given that she has a court order of guardianship?
What is the ruling on a woman traveling with her children by plane?
Is it permissible for the wife's mother to travel by plane without a mahram to help her daughter with childbirth and its aftermath, and is that considered a necessity?
What is the ruling on a woman traveling if her first mahram takes her to the airport and another mahram receives her, given that it is often difficult to find a mahram?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram for the purpose of studying, given that she will be staying with her maternal aunt and her daughters and sons, and knowing that her brother from another mother resides there but she cannot stay with him?
Does parental consent apply at the expense of the wife's rights, and is obedience to the husband obligatory in all matters, even freedom of opinion, and who must be obeyed (the father or the husband) when orders conflict regarding the wife traveling alone?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a wife who refuses to wear the niqab after wearing it for years, and insists on going out without a mahram, with the knowledge and approval of her family?