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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The wisdom behind prohibiting women from visiting graves

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Umm 'Abd al-Badi' says, may Allah bless you, what is the ruling or the wisdom behind women not visiting graves, knowing that in our village and in our land we do not see that happening.

Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to visit graves, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
May Allah curse the women who visit gravesلعن الله زوارات القبور
, he said, "Visitors to the graves are the women,"
May Allah curse the women who visit gravesلعن الله زائرات القبور
Sahih Ibn Hibban 11:291
, so do not visit the cemetery, because the woman is weak; if she sees the grave of a relative, her son or her husband, or the grave of her father or her brother, she is affected, and it may happen that she does something that contradicts the Shari'ah, such as wailing over it, becoming distressed, or the like of that. Yes.
Source قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (18:08)

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