Can a pregnant woman visit the graveyard?
Question
I wanted to know that can a pregnent woman go and meet a coma patient and can a pregnent women go in the funeral?
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 meet a coma patient on condition that he is her mahram.
It is permissible for a woman to visit the graveyard on condition she strictly adheres to the laws of hijab. If a woman fails to adhere to the laws of hijab or if any other laws of Shariah are violated e.g. intermingling of the sexes, excessive crying, wailing etc., then it is impermissible.[i] [ii]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb
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 النساء الأصح أن الرخصة ثابتة للرجال والنساء فتندب لهن أيضا "على الأصح"
فتاوي محمودية (9/191-195)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb
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