15/74. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1341a — No Seclusion and Mahram Travel
A woman travelling with a Mahram for Hajj and other purposes
No Seclusion and Mahram Travel Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1341a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1341a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ يَقُولُ " لاَ يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ وَلاَ تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلاَّ مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ " . فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي خَرَجَتْ حَاجَّةً وَإِنِّي اكْتُتِبْتُ فِي غَزْوَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا . قَالَ " انْطَلِقْ فَحُجَّ مَعَ امْرَأَتِكَ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) delivering a sermon and making this observation:" No person should be alone with a woman except when there is a Mahram with her, and the woman should not undertake journey except with a Mahram." A person stood up and said: Allah's Messenger, my wife has set out for pilgrimage, whereas I am enlisted to fight in such and such battle, whereupon he said:" You go and perform Hajj with your wife."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1341aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 476USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3110
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1341a
This Hadith joins two clear teachings. First, a man should not be alone with a woman unless she has a Mahram with her. Second, a woman should not travel except with a Mahram. The report then gives a direct case: a man said his wife had set out for Hajj while he had been enrolled for a battle. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to go and perform Hajj with his wife. The core message is about avoiding private seclusion and keeping mahram company in travel. The Hadith also shows that the wife’s Hajj journey was treated as a serious matter needing his company.
What we learn from this hadith
- A man should not be alone with a woman unless her Mahram is present.
- A woman’s travel is linked to having a Mahram with her.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed the man to accompany his wife for Hajj.
