Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 990
Prohibiting Woman from Traveling Alone
Arabic hadith text
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أنه سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: "لا يخلون رجل بامرأة إلا ومعها ذو محرم، ولا تسافر المرأة إلا مع ذي محرم" فقال له رجل: يا رسول الله إن امرأتي خرجت حاجّة، وإني اكتتبت في غزوة كذا وكذا؟ قال: "انطلق فحج مع امرأتك" ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No man must not be alone with a woman except in the presence of her (Mahram). No woman should travel except in company of a (Mahram)." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have been enrolled for such and such expedition, and my wife left for Hajj." He (ﷺ) said to him, "Go and perform Hajj with your wife."[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].