{"_id":"668da06c0b76658b4c2336cc","title":"Are women allowed to attend funerals and graves?","question":"A non Muslim sister recently asked me about her experience attending the janaza of her mother and law. She explained that during the janaza, she and all of the women stayed outside. To my understanding, women are permitted and encouraged to pray the janaza prayer. Is this correct? My other question is whether or not non Muslims can watch in the back or must remain outside of the masjid during the janaza. In addition, she said that she could not follow the procession or bury her grandmother, as men were only allowed to do so. She also mentioned that random men came up to help bury her grandmother to receive hasanat (I wasn’t sure what to make of this, so please provide any wisdom is you can inshaAllah). To my understanding, women are allowed to attend the burial and visit the graveyard so long as they are not wailing and making a scene. Is this correct? Additionally, who is allowed to be involved in the burial? \n\nOverall, I did not know how to answer her questions because she is both a woman and a non Muslim so I was unsure as to whether her experience had to do with one of these identities but not the other.","answer":"1. Yes, women are permitted to perform the janaza prayer.\n2. Non-Muslim relatives or friends of the deceased can enter the masjid and observe the prayer; there should be no objection to that.\n3. Carrying the janaza is typically done by men because it is physically demanding and men generally have more physical strength. However, male relatives of the deceased are given priority if they are present.\n4. Lowering the body into the grave is also done by men for the same reason, and again, male relatives are given priority.\n5. If the deceased is a female, her male relatives are tasked with physically handling her body, so it is not appropriate for unrelated men to touch the body unless their assistance is requested.\n6. Women are allowed to attend the burial provided they maintain composure and have their own space away from the men.\n7. ⁠Women are allowed to visit graves, especially those of relatives, prophets, and scholars.","tags":[{"_id":"668da0170b76658b4c232de6","tag":"Salah: Special & Sunnah","count":69},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327c8","tag":"Women: Other","count":52},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327c5","tag":"Death: Burial and Graves","count":31},{"_id":"668d9ff30b76658b4c232a12","tag":"Death: Janazah","count":14}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:41:16.237Z"}