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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on women visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

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Question : May Allah reward you with good. Regarding women visiting the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is there a prohibition, Honorable Shaykh?

Answer : She does not visit the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She should suffice with sending peace upon him in her prayer, and sending blessings upon him in her prayer, or sending blessings upon him before the prayer. But as for her coming to the grave and saying, "I visited the grave of the Prophet," the precaution is that she should not do so. I said "the precaution is that she should not do so" not because women visiting graves is permissible and it is better to leave it, but rather we hold that a woman visiting graves is forbidden, indeed it is among the major sins. However, since the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is surrounded by a chamber and three walls, some scholars said that a woman standing at the grave is not visiting the grave, because what is between her and the grave?
Three walls, so it is not a visit. But I say that since people call it a visit, the precaution is that she should not visit it. As for if she goes out to other graves, that is not permissible. But if she passes by the cemetery, should she send peace or not? She sends peace, and there is no harm. She says, "Peace be upon you, abode of the people of faith," and so on. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [1377 -1480] ما حكم زيارة النساء لقبر الرسول ﷺ؟ - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com

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