🧭 Region & Middle East · #136

Our unmarried daughter has received a job offer abroad. Should we allow her to go?

It can be considered, but assess it together with her from the angles of religion, safety and her own readiness, not just the salary. Scholars differ on a woman travelling and living far away without a mahram, especially when her journey and lodging are assured to be safe; ask the state mufti's office about her particular situation. Check the employer's background and the contract carefully, and make sure she holds her own passport and documents. Discuss her accommodation, housemates and the Muslim community there. Register her presence with the Malaysian embassy. Set a regular way of keeping in touch, and tell her she can come home without shame if things are not good. See cross-border matters.

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This answer is general reference, not a fatwa. For your situation, consult the religious affairs office, a Syarie lawyer or your state Syariah Court.

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