Shortened Question:
Can a woman travel alone?
Question:
1) Can a woman travel alone?
2) What is the minimum distance of a journey?
3) A woman covers every part of her body except her hands? Is this permissible?
4) Can a woman travel alone in vehicles like rickshaw where a man is driving?
5) Will a person who saw the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) not enter Hell Fire? I know a woman who saw The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) in her dream but continues to do little haram things.
6) “One who sees me in a dream, it is as if he has truly seen me, for Satan cannot impersonate me.” If somebody gets a feeling in a dream that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) is there, does it mean that he has been seen? What does mean by seeing in this hades?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle a woman should remain in the confines of her home. If she has a valid reason in Shari’ah to travel for a distance of 48miles or less, she may leave her home while adhering to the laws of Shari’ah. However, if there is fear of fitnah in a woman travelling alone then she should be accompanied by a mahram (one with whom marriage is not permissible in Shariah).[1]&[2] .
The hands are not considered as part of the awrah (concealed part) of the woman, therefore it is permissible to expose the hand.[3]
It is not permissible for a woman to travel alone in a rickshaw if it is driven by a Ghair Mahram (one to whom Nikah is permissible according to Shariah.)
Hereunder is the hadith that you referred to:-
110 – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي، وَمَنْ رَآنِي فِي المَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَتَمَثَّلُ فِي صُورَتِي، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»
Translation:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Name yourselves with my name (use my name) but do not name yourselves with my Kunya name (i.e. Abu-l Qasim). And whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me for Satan cannot impersonate me. And whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally), then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire.” (Sahih Bukari – Book of Knowledge; Hadith # 110.)[4]
If one sees Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam in his/her dream he/she will be sure that it is
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam.
To see Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam in a dream is indeed praiseworthy, but it is not purposeful.
Seeing Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam in ones dream is no immunity from the fire of hell. A believer should continue striving and to stay away from haram. One should not use such dreams as a shield to do haram.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub
Islamic Solutions
Jamaica
[1]الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2 / 464):
(قَوْلُهُ فِي سَفَرٍ) هُوَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهَا فَيُبَاحُ لَهَا الْخُرُوجُ إلَى مَا دُونَهُ لِحَاجَةٍ بِغَيْرِ مَحْرَمٍ بَحْرٌ، وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ
[2]الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2 / 465):
وَأَبِي يُوسُفَ كَرَاهَةُ خُرُوجِهَا وَحْدَهَا مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ الْفَتْوَى عَلَيْهِ لِفَسَادِ الزَّمَانِ شَرْحُ اللُّبَابِ وَيُؤَيِّدُهُ حَدِيثُ الصَّحِيحَيْنِ «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاَللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ تُسَافِرَ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ إلَّا مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ عَلَيْهَا»
[3]:” وبدن الحرة كلها عورة إلا وجهها وكفيها ” لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام ” المرأة عورة مستورة ” واستثناء العضوين للابتلاء بإبدائهما. الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي (1 / 45)
[4]:110 – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي، وَمَنْ رَآنِي فِي المَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَتَمَثَّلُ فِي صُورَتِي، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ» صحيح البخاري (1 / 33)
