What is the ruling on some women going to the mosques where the funeral prayer is performed to pray for the deceased and console his family?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Lately, it has become common for some women to go to the mosques where the funeral prayer is performed, with the intention of consoling the deceased's family and praying over the funeral. Is it permissible for a woman to do this?

Answer:
The expansion of women leaving their homes has reached a point where they no longer stay in their homes, whether in the markets or attending lectures. They have even started opening classes in the mosques, studying in the mosques, and delivering lectures in the mosques to women. It is not appropriate to expand on this, as it accustoms the woman to going out and not staying in the house. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, "And remain in your houses." If a woman wants to study with her sisters or learn, she can do so in her home or in a place specifically for women. However, the excessive going out of women, and their not staying in their homes, has very dire consequences; it has very dire consequences. As for her going out for prayer, whether it is the obligatory prayer, the tarawih prayer, the eclipse prayer, the two 'Id prayers, or the funeral prayer, there is nothing wrong with it, provided she is separated from the men; she must be separated from the men, and she must be veiled and covered. As for consoling the bereaved, there is no need for her to go out to console them. She can take her mobile phone or telephone and call them to offer her condolences. Yes.