Ruling on Women Following Funeral Processions  *This article was
written by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad and taken from his website, click
here for the original.  In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful  Al-humdu lillahi Rabbil aalameen, wa salaatu wa
salaam alaa Rasoolilllah, wa alaa aalihi wa sah’bihi wa sallam
A short time ago there was a death in our area and after the
janaazah prayer, the women were told to stay away from following
the funeral procession to the burial site. Among those present
were the wife and female children of the deceased. The
announcement was disheartening to them, and to others who then
asked me what my opinion on the matter was. Al-humdu lillah we
were able to redress the issue and allowed them to accompany us
to the grave yard to offer their du’aa and to pay their last
respects to their husband and father, and they did so without
any wailing, any misconduct and without losing control of
themselves in any way. However, I became aware that this is a
prevalent understanding of ma