Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?

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LP February 24, 2012, 4:19pm 1

Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?
some say yes & some say no…but can someone give me the “yes and no” with reference plz

JazaakumAllah khair

LP February 26, 2012, 7:00pm 2

Re: Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?

No one

muqawwee123 February 26, 2012, 7:11pm 3

Re: Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?

Peace LP

I hope this addresses your query.

Imam Bukhari has recorded a Hadith of Sayyidatuna Umm Atiyya (Radhiallaahu Anha) that she said, ‘We were prohibited from following the Janaaza, i.e. until the graveyard.’ (Bukhari Hadith No.1278; See Fathul Baari vol.3 pg.187) Imam Tirmidhi (RA) has recorded a Hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Radhiallaahu Anhu) that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has mentioned, ‘May Allah Ta’ala curse women who visits the graves.’ Imaam Tirmidhi has graded this Hadith as Sahih - authentic (Sunan Tirmidhi vol.1 pg.203) A similar narration is recorded by Imaam Abu Dawud on the authority of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Anhu). However, many of the scholars are of the opinion that the above law has been obliterated by the following narration recorded by Imaam Muslim in his Sahih on the authority of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (Radhiallaahu Anhu) that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) mentioned, ‘I had prevented you from visiting the grave, (as of now) you all should visit it for it reminds one of the Aakhirat.’ (Sahih Muslim) Based on this, the previous law mentioned above was abrogated. **Hence, the permissibility of visiting the graveyard includes males and females.

However, the reason for prohibiting females from visiting graves is due to our corrupted environment wherein women who do not adhere to the laws of Hijaab and hence strange men are attracted towards them. Therefore, it is not permissible for young females to visit the graveyard. However, if the laws of the Shariah (Hijaab, intermingling, crying, etc.) are not violated then the prohibition may be set aside. Since generally the women visiting the graves are not free from the above aspects, they should refrain from doing so. If a female visits the grave to remember death and soften without crying . there is nothing wrong if they are old. It is Makrooh if they are young** (Shaami vol. 1 p. 665 - Maajidiyya) See Umdatul Qaari vol.8 pg.69 and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar FACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH CHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Why are women not allowed to go to funerals?

lethal_kamikaze February 28, 2012, 9:18pm 4

Re: Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?

Peace Little Princess,
As per Book ‘Funerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)’ of Sunan Abu-Dawud Hadith No. 3230.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Apostle of Allah cursed women who visit graves, those who built mosques over them and erected lamps (there).

queen_24 February 28, 2012, 9:31pm 5

Re: Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?

Aap S.A.W ne qabro p janay wali aurto p laanat bheji hay.

Catskin February 28, 2012, 9:49pm 6

Re: Are Ladies allowed to enter the cemetery?

Yes they are allowed. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying.

TLK February 28, 2012, 10:00pm 7

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wait, I think this hadees is not the right context that you are posting it in. You need to read the whole hadees and not jut parts of its. The hadees (at least to me) talks about going to graves to ask for blessings (chaadar charaana, mazar pe hazri) .. and cause women do it more than men, it talks about that.

Prophets qabar is in Hazrat Aisha’s hujra. As far as I know, she did not move out of her house after his death. Does not that mean that she was practically visiting his qabar everyday? Did that curse (nazoobillah) applicable to her then too?

lethal_kamikaze February 28, 2012, 10:53pm 8

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Peace Catskin,

Back up your point with authentic reference please i.e. Hadith or a verse from Quran.

Peace TLK,

I gone through different books i.e. Bukhari, Muslim, Sunan Abu-Dawud and Malik Muwatta’s and found only the above hadith which is written as it is.

Was Hazrat Aisha r.a. lived in same Hujra where the grave were or it was another Hujra? This is should be a POV. Although a person who dig the graves live with his family within the boundry of a graveyard doesn’t means that his family also visit one/all grave(s), everyday practically.

i’ll check about it.