Question: A brother said: you mentioned that there is no problem in a woman driving a car, what is your view if a woman drove from Sa'da to San'aa (two towns in Yemen that are of far distance); wouldn't this be dangerous for her? Give us evidence? [3]
Answer: The Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allaah and the last day to travel without a Mahram." If it is that a woman is driving and her husband doesn't drive or her son over puberty doesn't; then there is no problem for her to drive, I don't know any prevention in this.
The point is that those who say that it is unlawful must bring evidence, upon him is clarification, and as we have said before: Verily this matter, I don't like it for my family and I am not pleased with it, however to say it is haraam requires evidence from the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).
Footnotes:
[1] Fataawaa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, Shaykh Muqbil Bin Haadee al-Waad'ieeiyyah (419, pg. 375)
[2] Fataawaa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, Shaykh Muqbil Bin Haadee al-Waad'ieeiyyah (420, pg. 375)
[3] Fataawaa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, Shaykh Muqbil Bin Haadee al-Waad'ieeiyyah (421, pg. 376)
Translated by Musa Millington
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