Can women attend a funeral or visit a graveyard?

It is slightly disliked for women to attend a funeral at the graveyard. However, it is allowed for women to visit a graveyard after burial to pray for their loved ones and contemplate.

What the Qur’an and Sunnah Say

What the Scholars Said

Imam As-Sarakhsī said: It is allowed for women to visit graveyards. (al-Fatāwā al-Hindiyyah 5:350)

Imam al-ʿAynī said: It is slightly disliked for women to follow a dead body to the graveyard. (ad-Durr al-Mukhtār 5:249)

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Shaykh Mustafa Umar