✿ Written by: Imran Ayub Lahori ✿
Women are permitted to participate in the Janazah (funeral) prayer, but it is not permissible for them to accompany the funeral procession. This is evidenced by the narration from Hazrat Aishah (رضي الله عنها), who offered the Janazah prayer of Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (رضي الله عنه) in the mosque.
[Muslim: 973, Kitab al-Jana’iz: Chapter on praying over the deceased in the mosque; Abu Dawud: 3189; Tirmidhi: 1033; Al-Nasa’i: 4/68; Ibn Majah: 1518; Muwatta: 1/229; Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar: 1/492]
According to Shaykh Ibn Baz (رحمه الله):
Women are allowed to participate in the Janazah prayer, but they should not accompany the funeral for burial, as this has been prohibited by the Prophet (ﷺ).
[Al-Fatawa al-Islamiyyah: 2/18]
As narrated from Hazrat Umm ‘Atiyyah (رضي الله عنها):
نهينا عن اتباع الجنائز ولم يعزم علينا
“We (i.e., women) were prohibited from following the funeral procession, though the prohibition was not made emphatic.”
[Bukhari: 63; Ibn Majah: 1/487; Ahmad: 6/408; Al-Bayhaqi: 4/77]
❶ Women may attend and perform the Janazah prayer, even if it is held inside a mosque.
❷ It is not permissible for women to walk in the funeral procession or go along to the graveyard for burial.
❸ This ruling is based on authentic Hadiths and the practice of the early Muslim women.
❹ The prohibition on attending the funeral procession is present, though not with strong emphasis, as clarified by Umm ‘Atiyyah (رضي الله عنها).
❀ Women's Participation in Janazah Prayer
Women are permitted to participate in the Janazah (funeral) prayer, but it is not permissible for them to accompany the funeral procession. This is evidenced by the narration from Hazrat Aishah (رضي الله عنها), who offered the Janazah prayer of Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (رضي الله عنه) in the mosque.
[Muslim: 973, Kitab al-Jana’iz: Chapter on praying over the deceased in the mosque; Abu Dawud: 3189; Tirmidhi: 1033; Al-Nasa’i: 4/68; Ibn Majah: 1518; Muwatta: 1/229; Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar: 1/492]According to Shaykh Ibn Baz (رحمه الله):
Women are allowed to participate in the Janazah prayer, but they should not accompany the funeral for burial, as this has been prohibited by the Prophet (ﷺ).
[Al-Fatawa al-Islamiyyah: 2/18]As narrated from Hazrat Umm ‘Atiyyah (رضي الله عنها):
نهينا عن اتباع الجنائز ولم يعزم علينا
“We (i.e., women) were prohibited from following the funeral procession, though the prohibition was not made emphatic.”
[Bukhari: 63; Ibn Majah: 1/487; Ahmad: 6/408; Al-Bayhaqi: 4/77]✔ Summary of Rulings:
❶ Women may attend and perform the Janazah prayer, even if it is held inside a mosque.
❷ It is not permissible for women to walk in the funeral procession or go along to the graveyard for burial.
❸ This ruling is based on authentic Hadiths and the practice of the early Muslim women.
❹ The prohibition on attending the funeral procession is present, though not with strong emphasis, as clarified by Umm ‘Atiyyah (رضي الله عنها).
