Graveyard

A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery (from Greek κοιμητήριον, "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term graveyard is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard.The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other edifice.

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Graveyard . Menstruation

Is it permissible for ladies to visit the graveyard during their period?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 8 months ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

Yea visiting the grave yard is permitted during one's period.

May Allah grant you success

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Woman . Graveyard

Is it allowed for a Muslim woman to visit the graveyard?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Yes it is allowed for a Muslim woman to visit the graveyard but with full Hijab as always.

Wassalam.

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Graveyard

Is it allowed to celebrate a birthday, including cutting a cake, at a graveyard?

Graveyard is a place for remembering the late persons, taking lessons of life and becoming more pious, not a place of celebrating birthday. Usually people don't celebrate weddings in a graveyard, not because it is Haraam to do so, but because it is not suitable. Same is the situation with celebrating birthday in a graveyard. It is not Haraam but not suitable.

Wassalam..

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Death . Non-Muslims . Graveyard

What sort of a prayer should one recite for the deceased on passing a non-Muslim cemetery?

If the deceased was not an enemy of Allah, you can pray to Allah to bestow His Mercy on those who are entitled. We also need to pray that when we die, we die with perfect faith and piousness.

Wassalam.

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Pregnancy . Woman . Graveyard

Is their any Islamic law that prevents pregnant women from visiting graveyards?

No, we do not have such rule preventing pregnant woman from visiting graveyards.

Wassalam.

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Graveyard

When is it best to visit graveyards and what are the specific du'a and 'aamal one should do there?

Mustafa Jaffer, Sheikh Mustafa Jaffer pursued Islamic studies in Tehran, Iran, and also earned his masters degree in Arabic-English Translation and Interpretation from Edinburgh, Scotland. He has also led Hajj... Answer imported 4 years ago

Seyyid Ibn Tawus in Misbah Al-Zair says the best day to visit the dead is Thursday, but if you cannot do it on a Thursday, do it on any day you can.

Upon reaching a grave of believer, face qibla and place your hand on the grave. Then recite Surat Inna Anzalna (Al-Qadr) seven times, Al-Hamd. Al-Tawheed, Al-Falaq, An-Naas and Ayatul Kursi. When a person recites Suratul Qadr for a dead Momin seven times, Allah creates an angel to sit beside the dead person and protect the dead person from all afflictions until the day of judgement.

See Mafatihul Jinan in Adaab Ziyarat Quburul Muminin, Pg 655, Arabic Version.