Is it permissible for women to visit graves?
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Question:
Is it permissible for women to visit graves? Knowing that the visit reminds a person of the Hereafter.
Answer:
Women are not required to visit graves; it is not prescribed for them to visit. Visiting graves is for men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1569Sahih (Darussalam) It is recommended for a man to visit graves without traveling specifically for that purpose; he visits them in his town, supplicates to Allah for them seeking forgiveness and mercy, and through this he remembers that he is going to what they have gone to, and that death is inevitable so that he prepares for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1569Sahih (Darussalam) And he taught his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) telling them that when they visit graves, they should say: Mishkat al-Masabih 1764 In another narration: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2037Sahih (Darussalam) And one does not travel specifically for this; rather, this is done in one’s town; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 5:58 Meaning: the Mosque of Madinah and Al-Aqsa Mosque; these are the ones for which one travels.
So, one does not travel specifically to visit graves. But if he visits graves in his town, or if he visits a town for trade or other reasons and visits its graves, this is recommended and contains great good.
As for women, it has come in the hadiths:
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Is it permissible for women to visit graves? Knowing that the visit reminds a person of the Hereafter.
Answer:
Women are not required to visit graves; it is not prescribed for them to visit. Visiting graves is for men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Visit the graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.
زوروا القبور، فإنها تذكركم الآخرةVisit the graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.
زوروا القبور، فإنها تذكركم الآخرةPeace be upon you, inhabitants of the dwellings who are of the number of the believers and the Muslims. If God will, we shall join you. We ask God to grant us and you wellbeing.
السلام عليكم أهل الديار من المؤمنين والمسلمين، وإنا شاء الله بكم لاحقون، نسأل الله لنا ولكم العافيةMay Allah have mercy upon those who have gone on ahead of us and those who come later on
يرحم الله المستقدمين منا والمستأخرينOne should not undertake journeys except to three mosques: al-Masque al-Haram (in Makkah ), the Aqsa mosque, or this mosque (in Madinah).
نهى عن شد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد: المسجد الحرام، ومسجدي هذا، والمسجد الأقصىSo, one does not travel specifically to visit graves. But if he visits graves in his town, or if he visits a town for trade or other reasons and visits its graves, this is recommended and contains great good.
As for women, it has come in the hadiths:
Cursed are the women who visit graves
لعن زائرات القبورThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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