QUESTION:

Can a woman travel for more than 57.5miles on her own? What if she had a signed letter by a mahram that she has permission to travel on her own?

ANSWER:

It is forbidden for women to travel on her own or without her husbands or Mahram (a male with whom marriage is forbidden forever).

It is in al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah :-

“It is not permissible for a woman to travel on a distance of three days or more (which is equal to 57.5 miles) without a Mahram. She cannot travel with other women, she needs to accompany her husband or a Mahram.”

[Kitab al-Salah, vol.1, p. 142]

To such an extent, she cannot even embark upon a spiritual journey to Hajj without her husband or any Mahram.

Imam Ahmed Rida Khan (رحمة الله عليه) was asked regarding a woman whether she is allowed to go to Hajj without her husband. He wrote:

“If the Mahram is with her then she can, otherwise she is not allowed to.”

[Fatawa-e-Ridawiyyah, vol. 23, p. 107].

Allah knows best.

Answered by Mawlana Mohamed Husein Qadri

The fatwa in Bahare Shariat is on one day’s journeying due to the fasad of these times according to a riwayah from Imam Abu Hanifah and Qadi Abu Yusuf rahimahumullah

“It is not permitted for a woman to travel the distance of 3 days journeying or more without a mahram, in fact even the distance of 1 days journeying (approx 19 miles).” See Bahare Shariat vol 1 pg 752.

Also see:

[Q-ID0324] Can a woman travel alone to perform Hajj or Umrah without a Mahram?

[Q-ID0247] Can a woman work in a place where non-Mahram men are present?

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