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Question
What is the ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram because her work requires that of her?
Answer
Praise be to Allah.It is haraam because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: “No woman should travel without a mahram.” This was
narrated by Ahmad from the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah
be pleased with him) in his Musnad. Even if her work requires
that of her, we say that if she cannot find a mahram then she should
not travel.
Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)