Is it permissible for a woman, if she passes by the graves, to supplicate for steadfastness and greet those who have died?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: If a person passes by the cemetery and his family is with him, is it permissible for his family to greet the deceased and supplicate for steadfastness for the one who visited the cemetery?
Answer:
Greeting the one passing by the cemetery is prescribed, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. This is not of the forbidden visitation for women; rather, it is the greeting of a passerby. It is not permissible for a woman, if she passes by a cemetery, to greet and supplicate with the supplication reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and this is not considered a visit.
As for if she intends to go to the cemetery—if she intends to go to the cemetery and says, "I will greet and supplicate"—this is a visit that is not permissible. But if she passes by without intention, on a road where one passes by a cemetery, and she greets with a general greeting outside the cemetery, without entering the cemetery, but while she is on the road, then there is no harm in it, because it is not considered a visit. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: If a person passes by the cemetery and his family is with him, is it permissible for his family to greet the deceased and supplicate for steadfastness for the one who visited the cemetery?
Answer:
Greeting the one passing by the cemetery is prescribed, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. This is not of the forbidden visitation for women; rather, it is the greeting of a passerby. It is not permissible for a woman, if she passes by a cemetery, to greet and supplicate with the supplication reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and this is not considered a visit.
As for if she intends to go to the cemetery—if she intends to go to the cemetery and says, "I will greet and supplicate"—this is a visit that is not permissible. But if she passes by without intention, on a road where one passes by a cemetery, and she greets with a general greeting outside the cemetery, without entering the cemetery, but while she is on the road, then there is no harm in it, because it is not considered a visit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمرأة إذا مرت بجوار المقابر أن تدعو بالثبات وتسلم على من مات؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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