Is It Permissible For Women To Visit Graveyard? | Shaykh Omar Suleiman | Faith IQ

This is an issue where we have difference of opinion amongst the ulema and all of them have their evidences which are a little conflicting. Prophet ﷺ cursed women who do "niyaha". These are the women who follow funeral procession, who wail and hit/slap themselves to express grief.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ allowed visiting of the graves, since it is a reminder of death and it helps us in remembering the reality of this life. Ayesha رضي الله عنه‎ used to visit graveyard and she also prayed janazah salaah of her brother Abdur Rahman.
Shaykh Omar Suleiman answers and explains...
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[@fathimashireen7472]

Alhamdulillah! This topic literally has been one of my big doubts. I live right near to a Muslim graveyard and i always have a dream to visit that graveyard to recite yaseen to those sisters and brothers who have passed away. Also I know if I visit graveyard it would remind me more of death meanwhile it'd make me more aware about what a janaza is...Also they say that a yaseen recited to a death makes the deceased feel more comfortable and if Allah wills it can also protect them from fire by Almighty forgiving their sins but in my society it's not allowed to visit graveyards for women, i have no idea why..maybe because they're too sensitive they can mourn and cry. But not everyone are the same. There are very strong women out there including me. I wish I could fulfill this wish before I die In Shaa Allah. And a huge Jazakallahuhiren for faith IQ and sh. Omar Suleiman for clearing out my doubt in a beautiful manner. Really happy❤ As'salamu alaykkum warahmathullahi wabarakathuhu Jazakh'Allah

[@adnanalsarraj897]

Reading Surat yasin at graveyard is a bidah (innovation) it is not allowed

[@imzy899]

Exactly sister so many Muslims have this concept of reading Yasin here and there. It is a form of bidah please refrain from doing such acts and protect you and your family from such things. May Allah Azawajal guide us all to the straight path. ‏إن شاء الله خير

[@rukhsanaarshad9316]

Aoa thank you so so much for clarifying that. I lost my ummi jee and aboo jee recently. I visit nearly daily and make duau not just for my parents but everyone who is buried there . I do remain calm and then leave quietly . You have put my heart at ease. Allah thala will inshallah reward you for passing on your wonderful knowledge.i really enjoy listening to you I have mashallah learnt so much . Thsnk you 🙏

[@FaithIQOfficial]

Waleycum as salam wr wb! :)

[@mohammadayub2760]

Salaam dear sister.may Allah enter your mum and dad in to jannah ameen sum ameen ♥️♥️♥️

[@Mrcric134]

It's usually not permissible according to Hadith and quote from prophet Muhammad that a woman visit frequently.

[@starryeyes469]

@@Mrcric134 its allowed but not frequently. Stop being misogynistic

[@starryeyes469]

@@Mrcric134 quote the hadith .

[@ifraaijaz7926]

Here in kashmir, women do all that wailing loudly and slapping etc but THEY don't visit graveyards because they say it is cursed for women without knowing that wailing is actually cursed...!!

[@arahh6594]

I think in some Muslim cultures wailing and mourning loudly is seen as a way of showing that they are really upset for the passing of a person (I have experienxed a few women do this in my culture too) - which is ofcourse not right. But, yes, the misunderstanding is that wailing and visiting the grave is wrong, and not visiting the grave in itself. Can I please ask which part of Kashmir you are referring to?

[@hudaibamushtaq5483]

​@@theovernightbillionaire4185 it isn't that easy to convey ...ppl need time to absorb the truth ..these ppl have never met prophet saw ..we need to be easy with them

[@AfiaIbnat1]

Thank you so much for this clarification. You have no idea how much this video helped me. I was having a really hard time reconciling the "women shouldn't visit graveyards because they're irrational and emotional" narrative with the powerful and objecyive women portrayed in Islam so this really cleared that up. Thank you to this yt channel and brother Suleiman. May Allah bless you all!!!

[@afiasheikh416]

We, me and my mom often visit her brothers and father grave. And pray for them. Thats it. No winning. Its painful sometimes to see her whole family under the ground but tht is Allah's will. We all have to return to him

[@maggiemutugi8869]

SubhanAllah, finally I now know the answer to that question,he explained soo well for everyone to understand.

[@rabiajahan3467]

Jazakumullah khayran kaseer. This is very clear explanation. I really needed to know this.

[@anon-gv5ik]

Jazakallah, I've always wanted to visit a grave to remind myself of the hereafter. I've watched quite a couple of videos however never got a clear response. This video explains very clearly.

[@mahm5475]

thank you so much for clearing this,🌻

[@amnaayzed8551]

Thankyou for clearing things Jazakaa' Allah:)

[@raishahasan04]

Thank you so much for this clarification.

[@ahmadshoaib843]

Jazak Allah , I wish you add references of Ahadith as well

[@nedarahman1093]

Jazakallah khair

[@shahanajasmic4993]

Thank you❤️

[@hassank8472]

SubhanAllah! Very beautifully explained. JazakAllah Khair.

[@FaithIQOfficial]

Wa iyya kum

[@seethrough3681]

PERFECT EXPLANATIONS. Just missing one thing when women on their menstruation u should avoid graveyard and if u must read aayatul kursi on yourself before is what i know

[@Ayesha______]

Prove it from Quran and sunnah!

[@kamarhabib9714]

a non Muslim asked me this question. Is the video a suffient reply jazakallah

[@hajiyoga]

wailing attracts djinn and makes the deceased uncomfortable this is one reason it may be prohibited. thank you for sharing the video.

[@malissamuhammad613]

Thank you for sharing this with us...my mother said im not allowed to visit my 8 years old daughter grave because im a Muslim....my daughter is not a Muslim but i am ...i wanted to ask if im committing a sin by visiting her grave ...can someone please help me out 😢

[@recipesbywarda3525]

Can a women Visit when pregnant?

[@arabia7563]

can i visit someone who is a nonmuslim in grave?

[@phewphew402]

You cannot pray for them. You cannot keep flowers on their grave, etc, etc. But visiting is allowed

[@Minniemeanie01]

What's the point u can't even pray for them

[@gerrand90]

No. Because Muhammed the best human to ever exist said so. Dont beat around the bush once again 😘

[@MdAshikulHoqueAshik]

All praise is due to Allaah, this is a matter of difference of opinion but the correct statement is that it is not permissible for the women to visit the graves and that is because the Prophet [sallallahu alayhi wa salam] cursed those women who visit the graves. Imaam Ahmad narrated this in his Musnad (2/337) and at-Tirmidhee narrated it in his Sunnan (4/12) and Ibn Maajah narrated it in his Sunnan (1/502). All of them narrated from the hadeeth of Aboo Hurayrah (radhia Allaahu anhu). And in another narration " cursed are those women who visit the graves" Imaam Ahmad narrated it in his Musnad (1/229) Aboo Daawod narrated it in his Sunnan (3/216) and at-Tirmidhee narrated it in his Sunnan (2/4) and Nasaa'ee narrated it in his Sunnan (4/94-95) all of them from the hadeeth of Abdullaah Bin Abbaas (radhia Allaahu anhumaa) And the curse does not come about except in a matter that is forbidden and major in its prohibition but rather a major sin from amongst the greatest sins and that is because the general rule in the Major Sins is that when the consequence [of a sin] is a curse or the anger [of Allaah] or the fire or a severe threat or a punishment in this world [then it is a major sin]. So the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa salam) cursed those women who visit the graves, [which] indicates that visitation of the graves by women is a major sin from amongst the major sins. So it is because of this hadeeth specifying the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa salam) "visit the graves because it is a reminder for you of the Akheerah" [the expression found in Muslim (2/671) "so visit the graves because it is a reminder for you of death" from the hadeeth of Aboo Hurayrah and look in the Sunnan of at-Tirmidhee (4/9) from the hadeeth of Buraydah (radhia Allaahu anhu). So this hadeeth is specific to men evidenced by the hadeeth "Allaah's curse be upon the women who visit the graves" and that is the correct statement upon which it is mandatory for the Muslimaat to traverse upon and that is because the women are weak and it is feared that she may express her mourning with Niyaahah [wailing] at the graves when she sees the grave of her husband or her brother or her close relatives that she will not be able to be patient and that she expresses her mourning by Niyaahah [wailing] and that is because the woman is Auwrah [that which should not be seen] and it is feared that when she goes out to the graveyards, and you all know even to the extent of the masjid, which is the place of Ibaadah that it is best for the woman to not go to it [i.e the masjid] and pray in her house. How much more the graveyards and the fear upon her is more severe? So the end result is that the truth is with the one who says: it is not permissible for the women to visit the graves. [this is a translation of the post above submitted by akhunaa mahmoud (hafidhahullah)the original fatwa is by Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzaan [hafidhahullaah] and translated into English by myself]

[@starryeyes469]

Don't spread fake hadiths in abu hurairah narration its cursed are those who visit graves frequently keep ur misogyny to urself.

[@prettygirlclub.7719]

A women isn’t Awrah & A women is allowed and should b encourage to go to the masjid to pray.

[@mohammadayub2760]

Salaam to everyone well think about it can women Bury their own children I don't think so it the men who can do this job because men and women are different not the same get your facts right women are special because they can Have kids men can't ❤️❤️❤️