Women visiting the cemetry
Question
I just would like to know Is it allowed in Islam for women to visit the Kabrasthan to see their mother or father's Kabr and is it allowed for them to make Ziyarath in islamic way..
Waht islam says about this?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for a woman to visit the graveyard on condition she strictly adheres to the laws of hijab and go with the intention of reminding herself of death. If a woman does not adhere to the laws of hijab or she violates other laws of Shariāh when visiting the graveyard for example, there is an intermingling of genders or she goes to the graveyard to refresh her grief and sorrow, then it is prohibited. .[i] .[ii]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdul Hannan Nizami,
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[i]الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 242)
وَقَالَ الْخَيْرُ الرَّمْلِيُّ: إنْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لِتَجْدِيدِ الْحُزْنِ وَالْبُكَاءِ وَالنَّدْبِ عَلَى مَا جَرَتْ بِهِ عَادَتُهُنَّ فَلَا تَجُوزُ، وَعَلَيْهِ حُمِلَ حَدِيثُ «لَعَنَ اللَّهُ زَائِرَاتِ الْقُبُورِ» وَإِنْ كَانَ لِلِاعْتِبَارِ وَالتَّرَحُّمِ مِنْ غَيْرِ بُكَاءٍ وَالتَّبَرُّكِ بِزِيَارَةِ قُبُورِ الصَّالِحِينَ فَلَا بَأْسَ إذَا كُنَّ عَجَائِزَ. وَيُكْرَهُ إذَا كُنَّ شَوَابَّ كَحُضُورِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ
[ii]حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 619)
ندب زيارتها" من غير أن يطأ القبور "للرجال والنساء" وقيل تحرم على النساءالأصح أن الرخصة ثابتة للرجال والنساء فتندب لهن أيضا "على الأصح"
فتاوي محمودية (9/191-195)
- Answered by
- Abdul Hannan Nizami
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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