Why Women are not Allowed at Graves?

Following are the Ahadith mentioning the reason for prohibition of women visiting graves:

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”
Grade : Hasan (Darussalam)
English reference : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1576
Arabic reference : Book 6, Hadith 1643
https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1289260

Abu Hurairah narrated: “Indeed the Messenger of Allah cursed the women who visit the graves.”
Grade : Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1056
In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 92
English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1056
https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/10/92

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”
Grade : Hasan (Darussalam)
English reference : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1575
Arabic reference : Book 6, Hadith 1642
https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1289250

Ibn Abbbas narrated: “Allah’s Messenger cursed the women who visit the graves, and those who use them as Masajid and put torches on them.”
Grade : Da’if (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 320
In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 172
English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 320
https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/172

It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Hassan bin Thabit that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”
Grade : Hasan (Darussalam)
English reference : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1574
Arabic reference : Book 6, Hadith 1641
https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1289240

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the women who frequently visit the graves. Related At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.
Reference : Bulugh al-Maram 586
In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 55
English translation : Book 3, Hadith 611
https://www.sunnah.com/bulugh/3/55

It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah cursed women who visit graves, and those who take them as Masjid and put lamps on them.”
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa’i 2043
In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 227
English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 2045
https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/21/227

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves, those who built mosques over them and erected lamps (there).
Grade : Da’if (Al-Albani)
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 3236
In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 148
English translation : Book 20, Hadith 3230
https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/21/148

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu’r-Rijal Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman heard his mother Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman say, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, cursed both men and women who dug up,” meaning those who dug up graves.
Reference : Muwatta Malik
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 16, Hadith 44
Arabic reference : Book 16, Hadith 566
https://www.sunnah.com/urn/405630

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