Hadith on Mahram: Women travel with guardians for protection

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is not lawful for a woman who has faith in Allah and the Last Day to travel for a day and a night without her guardian.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1088, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1339

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Imam al-Tirmidhi commented, “The people of knowledge act upon this. They disapprove of a woman traveling unless she is with a guardian… Some of the people of knowledge said if the road is safe, then she may go out with people for the Hajj pilgrimage; such is the opinion of Malik and Al-Shafi’i.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1169

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ تُسَافِرَ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ لَيْسَ مَعَهَا حُرْمَةٌ

1088 صحيح البخاري كتاب تقصير الصلاة باب في كم يقصر الصلاة

1339 صحيح مسلم كتاب الحج باب سفر المرأة مع محرم إلى حج وغيره

قال الترمذي وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَكْرَهُونَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُسَافِرَ إِلَّا مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ … وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا كَانَ الطَّرِيقُ آمِنًا فَإِنَّهَا تَخْرُجُ مَعَ النَّاسِ فِي الْحَجِّ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ

2/459 سنن الترمذي كتاب الرضاع باب ما جاء في كراهية أن تسافر المرأة وحدها

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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