Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for a day’s journey without a mahram accompanying her." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Sa'id al-Maqburi heard this narration from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he also heard it from his father on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), so both chains are preserved.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "No woman should travel even the distance of a barid without a mahram." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Suhail bin Abi Salih heard this hadith from his father on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also heard this narration from Sa'id Maqburi on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him. So both of its chains are preserved.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "It is not permissible for any Muslim woman to travel for one night except that a mahram man is with her."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "A woman should not travel except when her mahram is with her (then it is permissible)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "No woman should travel for three days except that her mahram is with her (then it is permissible)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: He heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying this: "Never be alone with (a non-mahram) woman, and a woman should not travel except when she is accompanied by her mahram (close male relative)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for a woman to travel except if a mahram is with her (then it is permissible)."

When Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) came to know of this matter, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a woman from traveling unless she is accompanied by her mahram (unmarriageable kin). A woman named Umrah narrates: Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) turned her attention to some women and said, "Is there not a mahram with each of you?" (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) did not accuse Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding this narration, because all the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) are just and trustworthy. Lady Aisha's (may Allah be pleased with her) statement, "Is there not a mahram with each of you?" means that not every one of you has a mahram with her so that she may travel with him. Fear Allah Almighty, and none of you women should travel without a mahram.

Umrah bint Abdur Rahman narrates: She was present with Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She said to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: "It is not permissible for any woman to travel for more than three days except with a mahram (close male relative)." The woman named Umrah narrates: Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) turned towards us and asked: Do none of them have a mahram with them?

Umayyah bin Abdullah narrates: He said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): We find mention of the prayer in residence and the prayer of fear, but we do not find mention of the prayer of travel in the Qur'an. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: O my nephew, indeed Allah Almighty sent Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace be upon him) to us when we had no knowledge of anything, so we do as we saw him (peace be upon him) doing. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Allah Almighty has made it permissible to shorten the prayer in the presence of fear, as is mentioned in His Book. He has said: "There is no sin upon you if you shorten the prayer when you are in a state of fear (and the fear is) that the disbelievers may put you to trial." Whereas the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) made it permissible to shorten the prayer during travel, at a time when there is security. He did so without any condition, whereas Allah Almighty had set a condition for shortening the prayer. So both of these actions are permissible from Allah: one whose permissibility is mentioned in His Book, and the other whose permissibility is mentioned from the tongue of His Messenger.