The Ruling on Women Visiting Graves
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The questioner:
In the village, the women visit the graves to recite over the deceased on occasions and festivals. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
This is forbidden from two angles. The first angle is that women are prohibited from visiting graves. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May Allah curse the women who visit graves and those who make them into mosques and hang lamps on them." A woman is prohibited and cursed if she visits graves, by the text of this hadith.
The presenter:
Do you understand?
The Shaykh:
And her visiting graves is a major sin among the major sins, because the curse is not pronounced except for a major sin.
The second matter is reciting the Qur'an for the graves. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Allah has not sent down any authority for it, and it is not prescribed, neither for men nor for women. But what is prescribed for the deceased is to make du'a' (supplication) for them, seek forgiveness for them, give charity on their behalf, and perform acts of devotion for which there is evidence. As for reciting the Qur'an for them, even if it is done near the graves, or even if it is done in the house, this is not prescribed. And if the recitation is at the graves, this is a more severe bid'ah, because there is no evidence for this in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). What is prescribed when men visit graves is that the Muslim makes du'a' for the deceased and seeks forgiveness for him.
In the village, the women visit the graves to recite over the deceased on occasions and festivals. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
This is forbidden from two angles. The first angle is that women are prohibited from visiting graves. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May Allah curse the women who visit graves and those who make them into mosques and hang lamps on them." A woman is prohibited and cursed if she visits graves, by the text of this hadith.
The presenter:
Do you understand?
The Shaykh:
And her visiting graves is a major sin among the major sins, because the curse is not pronounced except for a major sin.
The second matter is reciting the Qur'an for the graves. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Allah has not sent down any authority for it, and it is not prescribed, neither for men nor for women. But what is prescribed for the deceased is to make du'a' (supplication) for them, seek forgiveness for them, give charity on their behalf, and perform acts of devotion for which there is evidence. As for reciting the Qur'an for them, even if it is done near the graves, or even if it is done in the house, this is not prescribed. And if the recitation is at the graves, this is a more severe bid'ah, because there is no evidence for this in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). What is prescribed when men visit graves is that the Muslim makes du'a' for the deceased and seeks forgiveness for him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5787- حكم زيارة القبور للنساء - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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