The Ruling on Women Visiting Graveyards

Question:
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Answer:
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) visited the grave of her brother and said, "If I had been present when you died, I would not have visited you," because she had been absent. The scholars said: This indicates that if visiting graves had been prescribed, she would not have said this, "If I had been present when you died, I would not have visited you!" She passed by it on her way to Hajj; because he died near Makkah, he was transferred to Makkah and buried there. So this was an exercise of her independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those who visit graves. It was reported in a hadith of Abu Hurayrah, Hassan ibn Thabit, and Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who visit graves, and in another wording: the women who visit graves. The scholars derived from this the prohibition of women visiting graves, and that they should not visit them; because they are a trial (fitnah), and their patience is little. So, out of Allah’s mercy, they were prevented from doing so.

Question: Is there a specific time for visiting?

The Shaykh: No, there is no specific time for men to visit; they visit at night and during the day, there is no specific time.