The ruling on women visiting graves.
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The Shaykh : And when visiting the graves, whether by a man or a woman, one supplicates with this supplication that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). But if you say, and regarding a man’s visit to the graves, he supplicates with this supplication that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Aisha.
The questioner : There is a contradiction in it.
The Shaykh : So then, either you remove the evidence.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because it contradicts his claim; the evidence indicates that it is permissible for a woman to visit graves and to say what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Aisha. Or you correct your wording here at the beginning of the paragraph; you were saying, "And when visiting the graves, whether by a man or a woman, one supplicates with this supplication," and so on.
The questioner : And when men visit the graves, one supplicates with this supplication that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught, or we mention the hadith without mentioning?
The Shaykh : Now the discussion moves from the جامع Ali Saniyyah to those present. Did you understand what I am saying? Good?
The questioner : We now have the issue that it is not valid for women to visit graves.
The Shaykh : This statement is not valid.
The questioner : We have the position that women do not visit graves.
The Shaykh : This hadith, you brought it; we have the position that women visit graves, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Aisha how to speak when she visits graves. How does she speak? No.
The questioner : He taught her how to supplicate.
The Shaykh : She supplicates to what?
The questioner : To the deceased.
The Shaykh : In the house, or when visiting the graves?
The questioner : Of course, when visiting.
The Shaykh : What are you writing? Put it down, put it down: whether the visitor is a man or a woman, or they will not print your letter later.
The questioner : I am now summarizing it in seven pages.
The Shaykh : Good, what did you say, Professor?
The questioner : ... Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned in the Fatawa that the address is directed to men.
The Shaykh : This is what happened.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Lady Aisha did not visit the grave of her brother, Abd al-Rahman.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Good, where did you get this prohibition from? From the rigidities of the Hanbalis, past and present.
The questioner : How do we correct the situation now?
The Shaykh : My brother, men and women.
Another questioner : But with conditions, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
Another questioner : Women’s visitation with conditions.
The Shaykh : With conditions.
Another questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And likewise men, may Allah reward you, with conditions. Everyone with conditions. It is not Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) from his knowledge and virtue who divides visitation into two types: lawful and innovative. This is not specific to women; the name applies to women and men.
Another questioner : O Shaykh.The Shaykh : Khalid says it caught my attention that he says, and I also note that we relied on the first edition of the book Sahih al-Jami' and Da'if al-Jami' because of the typographical errors in the second edition.
The Shaykh : Of course.
Another questioner : And omissions and misreadings, and so on. And I mentioned this to the scholar, the muhaddith of the era, Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, so he praised it. I thought you had an idea about the topic?
The Shaykh : Yes, I have an idea about the topic, but I do not have permission for the topic. He mentioned this to me, and I thanked him for it, because few people pay attention to what I call, in this period, insertion... So the virtuous brother paid attention to this. A moment, there is a page left... whether the visitor is a man or a woman.
The questioner : Of course, for the visitation of women and men to the graves?
The Shaykh : One supplicates with this supplication that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught, and so on.
The questioner : There is a contradiction in it.
The Shaykh : So then, either you remove the evidence.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because it contradicts his claim; the evidence indicates that it is permissible for a woman to visit graves and to say what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Aisha. Or you correct your wording here at the beginning of the paragraph; you were saying, "And when visiting the graves, whether by a man or a woman, one supplicates with this supplication," and so on.
The questioner : And when men visit the graves, one supplicates with this supplication that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught, or we mention the hadith without mentioning?
The Shaykh : Now the discussion moves from the جامع Ali Saniyyah to those present. Did you understand what I am saying? Good?
The questioner : We now have the issue that it is not valid for women to visit graves.
The Shaykh : This statement is not valid.
The questioner : We have the position that women do not visit graves.
The Shaykh : This hadith, you brought it; we have the position that women visit graves, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Aisha how to speak when she visits graves. How does she speak? No.
The questioner : He taught her how to supplicate.
The Shaykh : She supplicates to what?
The questioner : To the deceased.
The Shaykh : In the house, or when visiting the graves?
The questioner : Of course, when visiting.
The Shaykh : What are you writing? Put it down, put it down: whether the visitor is a man or a woman, or they will not print your letter later.
The questioner : I am now summarizing it in seven pages.
The Shaykh : Good, what did you say, Professor?
The questioner : ... Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned in the Fatawa that the address is directed to men.
The Shaykh : This is what happened.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Lady Aisha did not visit the grave of her brother, Abd al-Rahman.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Good, where did you get this prohibition from? From the rigidities of the Hanbalis, past and present.
The questioner : How do we correct the situation now?
The Shaykh : My brother, men and women.
Another questioner : But with conditions, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
Another questioner : Women’s visitation with conditions.
The Shaykh : With conditions.
Another questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And likewise men, may Allah reward you, with conditions. Everyone with conditions. It is not Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) from his knowledge and virtue who divides visitation into two types: lawful and innovative. This is not specific to women; the name applies to women and men.
Another questioner : O Shaykh.The Shaykh : Khalid says it caught my attention that he says, and I also note that we relied on the first edition of the book Sahih al-Jami' and Da'if al-Jami' because of the typographical errors in the second edition.
The Shaykh : Of course.
Another questioner : And omissions and misreadings, and so on. And I mentioned this to the scholar, the muhaddith of the era, Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, so he praised it. I thought you had an idea about the topic?
The Shaykh : Yes, I have an idea about the topic, but I do not have permission for the topic. He mentioned this to me, and I thanked him for it, because few people pay attention to what I call, in this period, insertion... So the virtuous brother paid attention to this. A moment, there is a page left... whether the visitor is a man or a woman.
The questioner : Of course, for the visitation of women and men to the graves?
The Shaykh : One supplicates with this supplication that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught, and so on.
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