Can a Woman Travel for Ḥajj or ʿUmrah Without a Mahram?
Source: Fatāwā Amanpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri
Question:
Can a woman travel for Ḥajj or ʿUmrah without a mahram?
Answer:
A woman should not travel without a mahram.
Sayyiduna Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافر مسيرة يوم وليلة ليس معها حرمة.
“It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for a day and a night unless she has a mahram with her.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 1088, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1339)
Therefore, if a woman does not have a mahram relative available, Ḥajj and ʿUmrah are not obligatory upon her.
