The Ruling on Women Visiting Graves and Sending Greetings to the Prophet

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. What is the ruling on women visiting graves, especially in the Prophet’s Mosque? And if a woman enters the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, is she to send greetings to him like a man, or not?

Answer:
Visiting graves, specifically women visiting graves, is prohibited according to the correct view. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who frequent graves. In another narration, he cursed the women who visit graves and those who build mosques and places of remembrance on them. The fact that the curse of women visiting graves is linked to building mosques on them indicates that it is a major sin. Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman to visit graves, neither the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor any other. She should only send greetings to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Prophet’s Mosque. She prays and sends greetings to him from any place. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

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