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The Ruling on Women Visiting Graves Question: Is it forbidden for women to visit graves, or is it permissible? Sheikh Najeeb Ash-Shar’abi ḥafidhahullāh: There is a difference of opinion among scholars concerning the permissibility of women visiting graves. The majority hold that it is prohibited, because women are generally more prone to weakness and emotional distress. They cite as evidence the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: ((لعن الله زوَّارات القبور)) “May Allāh curse the women who frequently visit graves.” However, some scholars have held that it is permissible for women to visit graves, based on the general statement of the Prophet ﷺ regarding visiting graves: ((زوروها؛ فإنها تذكركم الآخرة)) “Visit them, for they remind you of the Hereafter.” They also rely upon the specific ḥadīth of ʿĀʾishah (may Allāh be pleased with her), who said: Jibreel came to the Prophet ﷺ and said to him: ‘Your Lord commands you to go to the people of Al-Baqīʿ and seek forgiveness for them.’ ʿĀʾishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, what should I say to them?’ He said: ‘Say: ((السلام على أهل الديار من المؤمنين والمسلمين، ويرحم الله المستقدمين منا والمستأخرين، وإنا إن شاء الله بكم للاحقون. رواه مسلم)) Peace be upon the inhabitants of these dwellings among the believers and the Muslims. May Allāh have mercy upon those of us who went ahead and those who remain behind. Indeed, if Allāh wills, we shall join you.’ [Narrated by Muslim, no. 974] They responded to the ḥadīth, “May Allāh curse the women who frequently visit graves,” by noting that the word “zawwārāt” is in the intensive form, which denotes excessive frequency. In some versions of the report, the wording appears as “zāʾirāt” (“those who visit”), but Al-Albānī ruled that version to be anomalous (Shādh), and authenticated the version containing “zawwārāt.” He (may Allāh have mercy on him) said in Aḥkām Al-Janāʾiz (p. 185): “However, it is not permissible for them to visit graves frequently or to make a habit of going there, because that may lead them to acts contrary to the Sharīʿah—such as wailing, displaying adornment, turning graves into places of social gatherings, or wasting time in idle talk—as is seen today in some Muslim countries. This, and nothing else, is what is meant—inshāAllāh—by the well-known ḥadīth: ‘The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ (in one wording: Allāh Himself) cursed the women who frequently visit graves.’” [end of quote] This latter opinion is the stronger view based on the evidence. However, it must be restricted by the condition that the prohibited matters are safely avoided during the visit. If there is no assurance that such violations will be avoided, then the visit is not permissible. Source: https://t.me/qweasdzxcmnblkjpoik/4412