In an incident narrated by Hammad al-Kufi...

In an incident narrated by Hammad al-Kufi, Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said to him, “ It has come to my knowledge that some people from Kufa visit the grave of Abu ‘Abdullah (‘a) on the fifteenth of Sha’ban, and that some of them recite the Qur’an while others narrate stories about him, and that some women mourn him. ” Hammad said, “I have witnessed some of what you have just described.” The Imam (‘a) then said to him, “ Praise is due to Allah.

Who has let from among our Shi’as those who visit our grave sites, who praise and mourn us .”[^9] Nobody can deny that when women mourn their dead at any cemetery, they will be heard by strangers. Had it been prohibitive, the Imam and Hujjah (‘a) would not have commended it and invoked Allah to have mercy on their dead. A woman's voice being ‘awra is not supported…