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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on women following funeral processions?

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The Shaykh : No, no, no, no, no, no. It is not permissible; it is disliked and prohibited, but it is not forbidden. As for what we mentioned, some scholars said it is forbidden because the default ruling for a prohibition is prohibition. And the statement of the woman, "and it was not made obligatory upon us," shows her understanding of the issue. Yes, so that statement has no standing; the standing is with the prohibition established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for her saying, "and it was not made obligatory upon us," that has no standing. This is like the statement of Anas ibn Malik that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the eclipse, he went out in a state of alarm, fearing that it might be the Hour. His saying, "fearing that it might be the Hour," was his personal opinion. But did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) fear in his heart that it was the Hour? Certainly, he did not fear that it was the Hour of Resurrection, because the Hour of Resurrection has signs that precede it. Yes, he might have feared that it was the Hour of punishment, and yet we do not adhere to what the Companion said. If we know that there is fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in their following, we prevent them from this aspect. That is to say, if we know that if they follow the funeral, it leads to some harm for them or among them, we prevent them.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4129 - 4600 ما حكم اتباع النساء للجنائز؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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