Women Visiting Graves Is Not Permissible and the Wisdom Behind This
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. What is the ruling on women visiting graves?
Answer:
It is not permissible for women to visit graves, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and in another narration, "May Allah curse Jami` at-Tirmidhi 320Da'if (Darussalam)." Therefore, it is not permissible for women to visit graves because of this hadith. This is because women are a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and have little patience. Perhaps when they see the graves of their relatives, they will experience some distress and wailing. Also, their going out to the graves is a fitnah for men, and perhaps harms will occur. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited women from visiting graves and prescribed it specifically for men in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "Visit the graves, for they remind you of the Hereafter." This is specific to men. As for women, they are prohibited from doing so, as evidenced by the curse of Allah upon those who visit graves.
And the wisdom, as we mentioned, is the fitnah from them through distress and anger, and perhaps wailing. And the fitnah for the men who mix with them in these graveyards. How many harms have been mentioned that occur from the mixing of men and women in graveyards and their seclusion with them. And this mixing leads to many harms, as is mentioned in countries that do not care about this matter. Yes. May Allah reward you with good. Yes, yes.
And if a woman wants to benefit the Muslims or her relatives, she should make du'a' (supplication) for them, seek forgiveness for them, and increase her supplication for them, even if she does not visit them.
May Allah reward you with good. What is the ruling on women visiting graves?
Answer:
It is not permissible for women to visit graves, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
May Allah curse those who visit the graves,
لعن الله زوارات القبور،the women who visit the graves, and those who use them as Masajid and put torches on them
زَائِرَاتِ الْقُبُورِ وَالْمُتَّخِذِينَ عَلَيْهَا الْمَسَاجِدَ وَالسُّرُجَAnd the wisdom, as we mentioned, is the fitnah from them through distress and anger, and perhaps wailing. And the fitnah for the men who mix with them in these graveyards. How many harms have been mentioned that occur from the mixing of men and women in graveyards and their seclusion with them. And this mixing leads to many harms, as is mentioned in countries that do not care about this matter. Yes. May Allah reward you with good. Yes, yes.
And if a woman wants to benefit the Muslims or her relatives, she should make du'a' (supplication) for them, seek forgiveness for them, and increase her supplication for them, even if she does not visit them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4869- زيارة النساء للقبور لا تجوز والحكمة في ذلك - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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