هل تسافر بلا محرم لزيارة الوالدين ؟
السؤال:
الحمد لله
لا يجوز للمرأة أن تسافر بلا محرم ، سواء كان السفر سفرَ قربة كالحج وزيارة الوالدين وبرهما أو سفراً مباحا كالسياحة وغير ذلك ، والدليل على ذلك ما يلي : 1-عموم قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : " لا تُسَافِرْ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلا مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ وَلا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ إِلا وَمَعَهَا مَحْرَمٌ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ فِي جَيْشِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَامْرَأَتِي تُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فَقَالَ اخْرُجْ مَعَهَا " . رواه البخاري ( 1862 ) .
وروى مسلم ( 1339 ) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ " لا يَحِلُّ لامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ تُسَافِرُ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ إِلا مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ " وقد رويت أحاديث كثيرة في النهي عن سفر المرأة بلا محرم وهي عامة في جميع أنواع السفر .
2-ومن المعقول أن السفر مظنة التعب والمشقة ، والمرأة لضعفها تحتاج لمن يؤازرها ويقف إلى جوارها ، وقد ينزل بها ما يفقدها صوابها ، ويخرجها عن طبيعتها ، في حال غياب محرمها ، وهذا مشاهد معلوم اليوم لكثرة حوادث السيارات وغيرها من وسائل النقل . وأيضا : سفرها بمفردها يعرضها للإغراء والمراودة على الشر ، لاسيما مع كثرة الفساد ، فقد يجلس إلى جوارها من لا يخاف الله ، ولا يتقيه ، فيزين لها الحرام . وكذلك لو فرض أنها تسافر وحدها في سياراتها ، فهي معرضة لمخاطر أخرى من نحو تعطل سيارتها ، أو تآمر أهل السوء عليها ، وغير ذلك . فمن تمام الحكمة أن تصاحب محرما في سفرها ؛ لأن الهدف من وجود محرمها حفظُها وصيانتها والقيام بأمرها ولاسيما حيث يقع شيء من الأمور الضارة والسفر عرضة لذلك بغض النظر عن المدة .
قال النووي رحمه الله : ( فَالْحَاصِل أَنَّ كُلّ مَا يُسَمَّى سَفَرًا تُنْهَى عَنْهُ الْمَرْأَة بِغَيْرِ زَوْج أَوْ مَحْرَم ) اهـ.
وسئلت اللجنة الدائمة عن جواز سفر المرأة للحج بدون محرم فأجابت بما يلي : " لا يجوز أن تسافر المرأة لحج أو غيره بدون محرم " فتاوى اللجنة الدائمة 11/97 .
وبهذا يتضح أن الإسلام سبق النظم كلها في رعاية المرأة وحفظها واحترامها وتقديرها، واعتبارها درة ثمينة يجب أن تصان عن المفاسد والشرور.
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Can she travel without a mahram to visit her parents?
I am in XXX since 3 years and have not been to Pakistan since then.I have two kids and my parents have not met them. They really miss my kids a lot.My husband is a doctor too and he can't get a leaf from his job.I want to know that in this condition can I travel without a mehram? It is just for the sake of making my parents happy.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram, whether she is travelling to do an act of worship such as Hajj or visiting her parents in order to honour them and be kind to them, or travelling for permissible purposes such as going on vacation etc. The evidence for that is as follows:
1 – The general meaning of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “No woman should travel unless she has a mahram with her, and no man should enter upon her unless her mahram is present.” A man stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, my wife has gone out for Hajj, and I want to go out with such and such an army.” He said: “Go and do Hajj with your wife.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1862.
Muslim (1339) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allaah and the Last Day to travel one day’s distance without a mahram.” There are many ahaadeeth which forbid a woman to travel without a mahram; they are general in meaning and apply to all kinds of travel.
2 – It is well known that travel involves exhaustion and difficulty. Because of her weakness, a woman needs someone to help her and look after her. Things may happen to her that make her panic and act out of character if there is no mahram present. This is well known nowadays when there are so many car accidents and other kinds of transportation accidents.
Moreover, travelling alone exposes her to temptation, especially since there is so much corruption. Men who do not fear Allaah may sit neat her, and haraam actions may become attractive to her. Similarly if she is travelling alone in her car, she is exposed to other kinds of danger, if the car breaks down or if evil people conspire against her, and so on. It is perfectly wise that she should be accompanied by a mahram when travelling, because the purpose behind the mahram’s presence is to protect her and look after her, especially if something bad happens. Travel exposes her to such things regardless of how long it takes.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The point is that whatever is known as travelling, women are forbidden to travel without a husband or a mahram.
The Standing Committee was asked whether it is permissible for a woman to travel to Hajj without a mahram. They replied as follows: It is not permissible for a woman to travel for Hajj or for any other purpose without a mahram.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 11/97
Thus it should be clear that Islam is the foremost system when it comes to protecting women and taking care of them, and respecting and honoring them, and regarding them as precious jewels that must be guarded against evil.
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