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L) VISITING THE CEMETERY

In the beginning of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) advised Muslim males not to visit the cemeteries, but after that he the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) gave them the permission to visit the cemetery to remind them of the hereafter.

This is based on the Hadith of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.): " I advised you not to visit the cemetery, but from now you may visit the cemetery, it will remind you of the hereafter " (Muslim).

All scholars have no dispute about the point that it is prohibited for Muslim females to frequently visit the cemetery. This is due to the authentic Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) who said: " May Allah curse the women who are frequently visiting the cemetery " (Authentic, Termithi).

But if the visit is not frequent, most scholars say it is Makrouh (Hated action), while other scholars say it is permissible for Muslim females to visit the cemetery provided that the visit is not frequent and it is for the sole purpose of remembering death and hereafter.

When Muslim females visit the cemetery, they should wear proper clothes, no make-up or perfume, they should not cry loudly or say words of discontent or behave in a way that is not Islamic.

The purpose of visiting the cemetery is to remember the fact that everyone is going to die and that we must prepare for the Day of Judgment.

Visiting the cemetery benefits the dead too, since the visitors will make dua’ (supplicate) for the dead to forgive his sins and have mercy on him.

NOTE:

There is no Islamic teaching of visiting the grave after three days, or seven days, or twenty days, or forty days.
There is no Islamic teaching of visiting the grave of the parents every Friday.
There is no Islamic teaching of visiting the grave any special days such as Eid days, Ashura day, or Ramadan.

There is no Islamic teaching of reading the Quran during the visit to the cemetery.
There is no Islamic teaching of wiping hands over the grave, or kissing the grave.

THIS IS ONLY A QUICK LOOK AT THIS FINAL JOURNEY. A MATURE PERSON BEFORE TAKING ANY TRIP SHOULD PREPARE ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY, AND SINCE NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THIS JOURNEY WILL START, THEN IT BECOMES LOGICAL TO GET READY RIGHT AWAY.

PROPHET MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H.) SAID IN AN AUTHENTIC HADITH " BE IN THIS WORLD AS A TRAVELLER OR STRANGER "

(BUKHARI).

ALLAH SAYS IN THE QURAN: " EVERYONE SHALL TASTE DEATH. AND ONLY ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION SHALL YOU BE PAID YOUR WAGES IN FULL. AND WHOEVER IS IS REMOVED AWAY FREOM THE FIRE AND ADMITTED TO THE PARADISE, INDEED THIS PERSON ATTAINED SUCCESS, AND THIS LIFE IS ONLY ENJOYMENT OF DECEPTION " (QURAN 29:57).

FINALLY ONE FAMOUS POET SAID: " WHEN YOU ARE BORN, YOU WERE CRYING WHILE OTHER PEOPLE WERE VERY HAPPY, SO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU DIE, YOU BE VERY HAPPY, WHILE OTHERS CRY".

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