A woman who travels with a mahram

Al-Hasan said: A woman shall perform Hajj only with a mahram relative.

Ibn Sirin said: A woman should travel with a company in which there are men and women.

Ata said: She should travel with a company in which there are men and women, and she should take a ladder and climb up on it, and the man who hires out the mount should not come near her.

A woman from the people of Rayy wrote to Ibrahim that she was wealthy, that she had neither a husband nor a mahram, and that she had never performed Hajj. Ibrahim wrote back to her: Indeed, this is the 'way' (sabil) of which Allah Almighty spoke, but you have no mahram, so do not perform Hajj at all except with a husband or a mahram.

Al-Hasan bin Abi al-Hasan used to permit a woman who had never performed Hajj to go with women who had their mahram relatives with them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman should not travel a journey of three days or more except with her father, her son, her brother, her husband, or a mahram."

Amir was asked about a woman who wants to perform Hajj while her husband is away in Khurasan. He said: If the Hajj has become obligatory on her and she has a mahram, then there is no harm; she may go with him.

Tawus said: A woman should not perform Hajj with anyone other than her husband or a mahram.

Ikrimah was asked about a woman who performs Hajj without a husband or a mahram. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a woman to travel for more than three days except with a mahram, so how will she manage herself (on her mount)?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman should not travel for more than three days without a mahram."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivering a sermon, saying: "A woman should not travel without a mahram." A man stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! My wife has set out for Hajj, and my name has been registered for such-and-such expedition." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go, and perform Hajj with your wife."

It was mentioned before Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman should not travel without a mahram. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Not every woman has a mahram (she does not find a mahram).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman should not travel the distance of one day without a mahram."

It was mentioned before Umar bin Abd al-Aziz that a woman had travelled with her slave, and he disliked that. He was told that he was her foster brother, and he then saw no harm in it.