It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram, whether the trip is for an act of worship such as Hajj, or to visit her parents, or it is a permissible kind of journey for other purposes. For more, see the detailed answer.

It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to travel to Hajj without a mahram. A mahram is a man whom she is forever forbidden to marry because of blood ties.

It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a Mahram even for Hajj or `Umrah. So if a well-off woman cannot find a Mahram to travel with her, Hajj is not obligatory for her, and she is excused, but will be rewarded for her intention.

• A woman may live alone subject to the condition that she is trustworthy and is not a woman of dubious character. • A woman is not allowed to travel without a Mahram because travel Because there is a Hadith that clearly prohibits it, and because it involves hardship and exhaustion, and because of her weakness a woman needs someone to help her and stay by her side. • It is not correct to compare travel to a woman staying alone in a house in her own land, because there are more dangers in the place that a woman travels to.