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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الحج والعمرةBook of Hajj and Umrah
بَابُ اعْتِبَارِ الزَّادِ وَالرَّاحِلَةِ مِنَ الِاسْتِطَاعَةِ وَكَذَلِكَ سَلَامَةِ الطَّرِيقِ وَوُجُودِChapter: Considering Provisions and a Mount as Part of Ability, as Well as Safety of the Road and Availability of Funds
Hadith 4092
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ تُسَافِرُ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: تُسَافِرُ لَيْلَةً، وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: يَوْمًا تَامًا) إِلَّا مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for a day and night without a mahram. In one narration, only one night is mentioned, in another narration, three days, and in another narration, a complete day of travel is mentioned.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The command of Allah, the Exalted, is: {وَلِلّٰہِ عَلَی النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَیْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ اِلَیْہِ سَبِیْلًا۔} … “And pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by all people who are able to find a way to it.” (Surah Aal-e-Imran: 97)
By “able to find a way,” it is meant that one possesses sufficient travel expenses for the journey, while those left behind—wife and children—have lawful means of sustenance available to them. The route should be safe and secure, and life and property should be protected. One should be physically healthy and capable of undertaking the journey, and, in the case of a woman, she must have a mahram (unmarriageable male relative) with her. The condition of having a riding animal (means of conveyance) cannot be made an absolute requirement for ability (istita‘ah); those who are able to walk on foot cannot use the absence of a riding animal as an excuse.
By “able to find a way,” it is meant that one possesses sufficient travel expenses for the journey, while those left behind—wife and children—have lawful means of sustenance available to them. The route should be safe and secure, and life and property should be protected. One should be physically healthy and capable of undertaking the journey, and, in the case of a woman, she must have a mahram (unmarriageable male relative) with her. The condition of having a riding animal (means of conveyance) cannot be made an absolute requirement for ability (istita‘ah); those who are able to walk on foot cannot use the absence of a riding animal as an excuse.
