The Stronger Position on the Ruling of Women Visiting Graves

Question:
The questioner, your sister in Allah (H. S.) from Buraydah in the Qassim region, says: How do we reconcile the hadith: with what is reported from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to visit the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions? Also, what is reported about him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he passed by a woman weeping at a grave and ordered her to be patient, and did not rebuke her?

Answer:
Visiting graves was prescribed for everyone, then Allah abrogated the visiting of graves by women. So, what came regarding women’s visiting was in the initial ruling. Then the Shari'ah came with the abrogation of women’s visiting, and women were cursed for visiting graves. Thus, the Shari'ah settled on the fact that visiting graves is exclusively for men, and women do not visit because of their weakness and their lack of patience. This is the final state on which the Shari'ah settled. Initially, visiting was prohibited for everyone, then Allah permitted it for everyone, then the visiting for women was abrogated and they were prohibited, and visiting remained for men.

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