No woman should travel on a two-day-distant journey except with her husband or a Mahram

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• It is impermissible for a woman to travel without a Mahram.
• A woman cannot act as a Mahram for another woman in travel, as he said: "Her husband or a Mahram".
• A woman is forbidden from whatever is called travel without her husband or a Mahram, and this Hadīth was according to the questioner's condition and homeland.
• A woman's Mahram is her husband or one who is permanently forbidden to marry her by kinship like the father, son, paternal uncle, and maternal uncle; or by suckling like the foster (milk) father and the foster (milk) paternal uncle; or by marriage like the father-in-law. He should be Muslim, adult, sane, reliable, and trustworthy since the Mahram is expected to protect the woman, keep her safe, and look after her.
• The Islamic Shariah cares about women, protecting them, and keeping them safe.
• The invalidity of the unspecified voluntary prayer after the Fajr and ‘Asr prayers; however making up for missed obligatory prayers and voluntary prayers that have a cause like greeting the mosque and the like are excepted.
• It is prohibited to offer prayer immediately after sunrise; rather, it should be when the sun has risen by the height of a spear, i.e., almost ten to fifteen minutes after sunrise.
• The time of the ‘Asr prayer extends to sunset.
• It is permissible to make a special journey to the three mosques.
• The merit and advantage of the three mosques over other mosques.
• It is impermissible to travel to visit graves, even the Prophet's grave, yet it is permissible for those in Madīnah or those who go there for a lawful or permissible purpose to visit it.

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