The Ruling on Women Visiting the Sick and Attending the Dead
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Question:
Also, the questioner, Umm Ziyad, asks about visiting a sick person who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry). She says that some women do this, and some of them attend to see the deceased on the pretext that he is a neighbor or an acquaintance. What is your opinion on this? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. Visiting the sick is a right for both men and women. However, the woman must observe hijab (the covering prescribed for women); she must be covered and not go to him in an empty place. Rather, it should be in the presence of someone who is visiting him. If there is someone with him, the seclusion is removed. There is nothing wrong with women attending the funeral prayer for the deceased, praying for him, and making supplication for him. There is nothing wrong with that for both men and women.
Also, the questioner, Umm Ziyad, asks about visiting a sick person who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry). She says that some women do this, and some of them attend to see the deceased on the pretext that he is a neighbor or an acquaintance. What is your opinion on this? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. Visiting the sick is a right for both men and women. However, the woman must observe hijab (the covering prescribed for women); she must be covered and not go to him in an empty place. Rather, it should be in the presence of someone who is visiting him. If there is someone with him, the seclusion is removed. There is nothing wrong with women attending the funeral prayer for the deceased, praying for him, and making supplication for him. There is nothing wrong with that for both men and women.
Source
شرح ثلاثة الأصول وأدلتها، الأصول الثلاثة من أهم المسائل التي تتعلق بالتوحيد وحقوقه — islamhouse.com (1:20:24)
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