Can menstruating women visit Riyadh ul Jannah?

In general, the issue of whether menstruating women can visit the mosque is subject to varying interpretations among different scholars and schools of thought. In a nutshell, there are two primary perspectives on this matter:
- Prohibition View: Some scholars and traditional schools of thought, such as the Hanafi and Hanbali schools, maintain that menstruating women should not enter the mosque. This view is based on the idea that menstruation is a state of ritual impurity.
- Permissibility View: Other scholars and schools of thought, like the Maliki and Shafi’i, have a more lenient stance, allowing menstruating women to enter the mosque, especially if it is for reasons such as attending classes, seeking knowledge, or participating in community activities, provided certain conditions are met.
Supporting Hadith
- Hadith for Prohibition:
A hadith often cited for the prohibition is:
“The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
‘I do not make the mosque lawful for a menstruating woman or a person who is sexually impure.'” (Abu Dawood)
- Hadith for Permissibility:
There are hadiths indicating a more lenient approach:
One hadith narrated by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) states:
“The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, ‘Hand me my mat from the mosque.’ I said, ‘I am menstruating.’ He said, ‘Your menstruation is not in your hand.'” (Sahih Muslim)
This hadith suggests that the state of menstruation does not prevent handling objects from the mosque, which some scholars extend to mean entering the mosque itself.
In my opinion, menstruating women can visit Riyadh ul Jannah based on the two hadith of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who said:
“I had forbidden you to visit graves, but now you may visit them.” (Muslim)
“It will remind you of the Hereafter.” (Tirmidhi)
Based on these two narrations, menstruating women may visit the graves because it is a reminder of the akhirah (Hereafter).
Shaykh Haytham Tamim
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