Woman goes out to gatherings
      of dhikr without permission
Question

                A woman is asking: what is
      the ruling on my going to the mosque or to a gathering of dhikr in a
      Muslim’s house for da’wah or to learn, without my father’s
      permission? If he knew about it he would stop me from going, but eemaan
      (faith) wears out just as clothes wear out, and I need to renew my faith
      because I am in an environment that is filled with munkaraat (undesirable
      things). Is it permissible for me to go in secret or what?
Praise be to Allah.Before
      marriage, a woman is under the guardianship of her father, so it is not
      permissible for her to go out of the house except with his permission,
      whether it is to go to the mosque or elsewhere, because obedience to
      one’s father is obligatory so long as it does not involve disobedience
      towards Allaah. We advise you to listen to broadcasts from the
      Al-Qur’aan Al-Kareem station, because there is much knowledge and sound
      teaching to be gained from it. They have a program called “Noor
      ‘ala’l-Darb (Light on the Way)” in which a group of scholars
      answer questions from listeners. May Allaah help you to do all that is
      good and grant you a sound understanding of Islam.