The Ruling on Women Visiting Graves
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The questioner:
The questioner says: The best of women, and the best of women is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was ignorant.
The Shaykh:
What is its ruling? O Lord. The ruling on women visiting graves is forbidden, and it is a major sin among the major sins, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “May Allah curse the women who visit graves.” And the curse implies that it is a major sin, may Allah protect us. The woman is prohibited from visiting graves, not the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) nor the grave of anyone else. And the woman must adhere to the law of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not contradict it. That is, some women go to visit graves or to visit the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this is not permissible. And if some scholars say it is permissible, that is a wrong opinion. The correct view is that it is not permissible, and whoever says it is permissible is mistaken, meaning it contradicts the evidence. Yes.
The questioner:
There is no choice for Allah, nor for Allah.
The Shaykh:
We mentioned this: it is not permissible for women to visit graves, not the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) nor the grave of anyone else. Yes.
The questioner says: The best of women, and the best of women is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was ignorant.
The Shaykh:
What is its ruling? O Lord. The ruling on women visiting graves is forbidden, and it is a major sin among the major sins, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “May Allah curse the women who visit graves.” And the curse implies that it is a major sin, may Allah protect us. The woman is prohibited from visiting graves, not the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) nor the grave of anyone else. And the woman must adhere to the law of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not contradict it. That is, some women go to visit graves or to visit the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this is not permissible. And if some scholars say it is permissible, that is a wrong opinion. The correct view is that it is not permissible, and whoever says it is permissible is mistaken, meaning it contradicts the evidence. Yes.
The questioner:
There is no choice for Allah, nor for Allah.
The Shaykh:
We mentioned this: it is not permissible for women to visit graves, not the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) nor the grave of anyone else. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 10/شرح الأصول الثلاثة/معرفة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:09)
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