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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A New Analysis of Wahhabi Doctrines Ziyarah {Visitation} and the Laws Pertaining to the Graves and Mosques According to the Shi`ah and Wahhabis Ziyarah according to Sunnis and Shi`ah As stated earlier, Wahhabis think that ziyarah , like shafa'ah , is a polytheistic act of seeking intermediation, and renders a person outside the pale of religion. This is while ziyarah , according to the Ahl as-Sunnah, has been considered permissible.

In this context, as in many other beliefs as well, Wahhabism is at odds with the Ahl as-Sunnah. By resorting to uncommon and strange statements, against which the Ahl as-Sunnah have also complained, the Wahhabis have endeavored to portray Wahhabism as a school of thought { madhhab }. But Muslims, the Ahl as-Sunnah in particular, cannot permit the inclusion of this group in the list of Muslim schools of thought { madhahib }.

Allah curses the visitors of the graves, especially women who light candles on the graves and take them as their place of prostration or mosque. And he adds, In this tradition, the phrase, “Allah curses…” implies aversion, and this aversion is more intense for women according to their welfare; for, it is possible that by going outside the house and to be present in the public, the rights of the husband might be violated.

The reason behind the curse on female visitors { za'irin } is because of the fact that the people during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance { jahiliyyah } used to visit the graves. After sometime, they would construct statues and images on the grave. Then, these would be treated as idols and they would pay reverence in front of these. So, they were cursed and the visitation of the women was prohibited.[^1]61 In continuation, he writes: Visiting graves is mustahabb for men.

Regarding its being makruh or impermissible for women, there are two pertinent traditions.